In 2014, villagers in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills set aside a part of their community-owned land to create village reserve forests, giving right of passage to elephants. In acknowledgement of that gesture,
Shillong: Encroachment in Meghalaya's reserve forests has been on the rise, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Meghalaya's recorded forest area is 9,496 square km of which
TURA: The MDA government will soon sign an agreement with the World Bank for funding to the tune of over a hundred crores for protecting and preserving the catchment areas in the state in the face of global
Farmers of Adokgre and its adjoining areas in North Garo Hills of Meghalaya have adopted banana cultivation as an alternative to jhum cultivation for their sustenance. Jhum also known as shifting cultivation
Mukul undertakes aerial survey of flood hit areas in Garo Hills Tura: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma carried out an aerial survey of the flood affected areas in the plains belt areas of West Garo Hills
In an effort to restore green cover in Meghalaya's Garo Hills, a slew of new development works have been initiated to halt the degeneration of the environment. A group of NGOs and environment organisations
Guwahati: An earthquake of moderate intensity, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, hit the northeast on Tuesday afternoon. The India Meteorological Department said the epicentre of the quake was in Meghalaya's
The Central Government may simultaneously launch an elephant census in West Bengal and the north-eastern States in 2016 to prevent repetition and avoid errors in counting, an official said on Monday.
SHILLONG: At least four persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Meghalaya in the past one month, prompting the state government to monitor the situation closely, officials said on Tuesday.
TURA: Five people, including an entire family, have been killed in two separate landslide incidents in Tura triggered by incessant rains which lashed many parts of Garo Hills since Monday night. Tragedy
