Finally, Kaziranga breathes free
GUWAHATI: Mining permissions granted without required approvals, unscientific mining and lack of a mechanism to ensure compliance with environmental safety standards. These were some of the rampant violations
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National convention on solar energy begins in Guwahati
GUWAHATI: A two-day national level convention on 'Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant and Reactive Power Management', organized by the National Power Training Institute, began here in Guwahati began on Monday.
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Five die as mercury soars in Assam
GUWAHATI: The sudden heat in the middle of July-making temperatures soar to 38 degree Celsius in the capital-has not only taken everyone by surprise but also left them in a state of panic when five deaths
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5 drown, toll hits 11 as flood affects 4.5 lakh in Assam
GUWAHATI/IMPHAL/AGARTALA: Five people drowned in the current spate of floods in Assam on Sunday, taking the death toll to 11 in the state since the first wave hit the state five days ago. Three persons
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TU hosts brainstorming session on climate change
GUWAHATI: Vice-chancellors of public universities of northeastern states held a brainstorming session in Tezpur University (TU) on Friday to build an integrated platform to deal with the challenges posed
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Will never compromise on issues of environment
Having completed just over a month in office, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma speaks to TOI’s Chandrima Banerjee about his plans for the state and the challenges ahead of him On the first month in office
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Coal mining ban: GoM to review NGT decision
GUWAHATI: The Meghalaya government will soon set up a group of ministers to examine the four-year-old ban by National Green Tribunal (NGT) on rat-hole coal mining, which was the source of livelihood for
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GMC sets the ball rolling on air action plan for Guwahati
GUWAHATI: Increasing levels of air pollution have been ringing alarm bells for long and now the city civic body is poised to prepare a draft action plan to bring it under control with the help of an international
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NE's first clean air workshop to kick off in Guwahati from Tuesday
GUWAHATI: The city will from Tuesday host a two-day workshop for coming up with an action plan to improve air quality. "Guwahati is among the few cities selected across India and the first in the northeast
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Expert panel apathetic to woes of downstream people?
Though it may sound strange, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) meet for the River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) held on October 24 last seemed