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
Times Of India (Guwahati)
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Impact report of Kalai II project 'incomplete'
New Delhi-based South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP) has alleged that the environment impact assessment (EIA) report on 1200 Mega Watt Kalai II hydroelectric project (HEP) in Anjaw district
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Activists slam proposed hearing on hydro projects
The Arunachal government's decision to hold a public hearing for the 1,200 MW Kalai-II and 2,700 MW Lower Siang hydroelectric projects on January 18 and January 31 respectively has drawn the ire of civil
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NGT seeks clarifications on Subansiri dam project
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), ministry of power, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the state governments of Assam
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Steps to protect animals along NH
With the stretch of NH-37 that traverses through the Kaziranga National Park caught in a legal battle, the Union ministry for environment and forest (MoEF) has decided to form a committee to mitigate ecological
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156 rhinos killed by poachers in last ten years in Assam
Altogether 156 rhinos were killed, including 40 during the current year alone, by poachers in Assam, a senior minister said. In 1999, only six rhinos were killed, minister for forest and environment
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Kopili dam project threatened by river water acidity
The Expert Appraisal Committee for River Valley and Hydro Electric Project (EAC), formed by the Union ministry of environment and forests, has said the 120 MW Lower Kopili dam project, planned in Assam's
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Centre gives nod to 6,418 km of road construction in Arunachal Pradesh
The Union Road Transport and Highways (RTH) ministry has approved road construction of 6,418 km under Special Accelerated Road Development Project-North East for implementation of Phase A and the Arunachal
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National wildlife board meeting on NH-37 diversion in Kaziranga
The delay in building a diversion for the stretch of the NH-37 that passes along Kaziranga National Park was discussed at the latest standing committee meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)
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Tarun Gogoi hails afforestation drive of eco task force
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has lauded the efforts of the 135 INF Bn (Territorial Army) eco task force and exhorted the force to plant more trees to make earth greener. "At a time when climate change
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No expansion of NH-37 along Kaziranga, says Assam govt
The state government has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that no road expansion work is being carried out on the stretch of National Highway-37 that passes along the southern boundaries of Kaziranga