TOI Patna

The recent rescue of bonded workers exposes Bihar’s hidden crisis of debt bondage, child exploitation and weak enforcement decades after abolition. TOI sheds light on the entrenched networks and systemic gaps sustaining modern slavery

Growing health awareness has fuelled a surge in packaged water demand in Bihar, triggering a boom in local bottling units. TOI explores the sector’s quality concerns

In February this year, the Bihar govt ordered strict enforcement of the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 against illegal open-air meat and fish shops. TOI examines its impact

This International Women’s Day, TOI looks at trailblazers of Bihar breaking barriers in farming, policing, science and sports sectors

A few visionary mukhiyas are transforming rural water access with flood-resistant systems and revived ponds. TOI explores this grassroots water revolution reshaping villages and strengthening climate resilience in Bihar

Once forgotten, Bihar’s rural libraries are now buzzing centres for preparation of competitive exams and youth empowerment. TOI explores how these spaces are nurturing knowledge and education

Once celebrated for vividly capturing scenes of everyday life in British India, Patna Kalam has gradually slipped into obscurity with the passage of time. TOI sheds light on its forgotten legacy and the possibilities of revival

Archives are a nation’s living memory — preserving its rights, administration and cultural heritage. TOI examines state archives, their records and the challenges of digitisation

With gyms mushrooming in Patna, experts suggest people to start right as wrong or excessive workouts can harm health. TOI highlights key precautions to ensure safe and effective fitness practices

Patna’s coaching boom has fuelled unregulated, overcrowded hostels where students face exploitation, neglect and systemic apathy. TOI explores what students endure in these hostels every day

Once thriving on state patronage, Bihar’s language academies that nurtured literary excellence now face neglect. TOI takes a look at the decline