Siddharth Suman

Litchi or lychee is believed to have originated in China. At present, China is the largest litchi producing country and India along with China accounts for more than 91 percent of the world litchi production. Bihar produces almost 75 percent of total India’s litchi production. Litchi is the livelihood for millions of people as it provides both on-farm and off-farm employment and its cultivation is the livelihood security for a large population, especially in the state of Bihar.

"I've always believed that when you educate a girl, you empower a nation." - Queen Rania of Jordan

Women are the fulcrum of any modern society. Roles of women in Indian society - considered to be inherently patriarchy - too have transcended and seen a sea of change since independence.

A census of the biomass (the amount of living matter) on Earth—published recently by the research group of Prof. Milo, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel¹—revealed humankind as miniscule but insanely dominant in the grand scheme of life on Earth. This research found that the world’s 7.6 billion people represent just 0.01% of all living things.

Recently United Nations observed the birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar (for the first time with focus on combating inequalities to achieve Sustainable Development Goals) - the father of Indian constitution and messiah of backwards, amidst the result euphoria of various examinations which decides the future of million students for once and sometime forever. There were educational scams getting exposed like never before revealing the various facets of education system in Bihar.

Now that the dust has settled after a series of arrest made in recent ‘Board Topper Scam’ in Bihar, it is time to understand what present education has to offer to humankind.

The Milstein Young Investigator Awards are bestowed upon individuals who have made an impact on interferon and cytokine research early in their careers. Advancements in this area of research have direct impact on the successful treatment of disease or have the potential to lead to significant health benefits.

If you love Physics, it is rare that you have not heard about him. Yes, I am talking about Prof. Harish Chandra Verma. As a matter of fact, his books are more popular by his name rather than its title Concepts of Physics. He was born in Darbhanga, Bihar in 1952 and spent most of his childhood in Patna. Patna Science College is his alma mater where he did his bachelor degree in Physics.

Dr. Amitava Kumar is a writer and journalist. He was born in Ara, and grew up in the nearby town of Patna. Kumar is the author of several books of non-fiction and a novel. He is also a board member at the Asian American Writers Workshop. He is a contributing editor at Guernica as well as Caravan. He serves on the editorial board of several other publications and co-edits the web-journal Politics and Culture. He lives in Poughkeepsie, in upstate New York, where he is Helen D. Lockwood Professor of English at Vassar College.

At time when people are changing their Facebook profile to support the Digital India programme with the vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy, I write in intense grief that witch-hunt still exists in Indian society.

Established in 1962, Magadh University which boasts of being located in land of enlightenment of Lord Buddha and receives the spiritual breeze of the Bodhi tree is once again in news for all the wrong reasons. It is worth mentioning here that today Magadh University is one of the largest universities of Bihar and India. There are 44 constituent and 105 affiliated colleges under this University.