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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Villagers to monitor Kaziranga animal movement during flood
GUWAHATI: Conservationists have hit upon a novel plan to monitor the movement of wildlife from their natural habitat in the Kaziranga National Park to nearby human habitations during flood. The Wildlife
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Kamrup(M) records over 100 dengue cases
The Kamrup (Metro) district struggled to check an outbreak of dengue with over 100 confirmed cases being reported so far. No deaths had been reported till Wednesday evening, the state health department
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CBI must take suo motu note of rhino poaching, says NTCA report
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)'s rhino task force has suggested that the CBI should be given the mandate to investigate, suo motu, those cases of rhino poaching in which the horn of the
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Tawang hydel projects threaten rare crane
The graceful black-necked crane, which spends every winter in the Zemithang area of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district bordering China, finds itself caught between the country's development narrative
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Japanese Encephalitis claims four lives in Meghalaya
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.
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Flood alert: West Garo Hills admin orders two-day closure of schools
Shillong: After a nine-year-old girl, Sonia Gandhi Bahadur, was swept away by the surging waters of the Ganol river in Asibra in West Garo Hills on Wednesday, the Meghalaya government asked all schools
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Cancer cases likely to cross 15-lakh mark by 2025
Guwahati: The Union health minister, JP Nadda, on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that cancer cases in the country could cross the 15-lakh mark by 2025 according to estimates by the Indian Council of
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Travel time to hospital a problem in JE cases
Health authorities in the state have said the long distance from the house of a person suffering from Japanese Encephalitis (JE) to a medical centre is one of the factors behind the high fatalities, as
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Tripura bans plastic bags
AGARTALA: Tripura has imposed a total ban on the use, manufacture, import, storage and sale of plastic bags in the state in view of its harmful effect on the environment, official said here on Tuesday.
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Rise in adult JE baffles experts
Guwahati: Health experts are unable to ascertain the reasons behind the abnormal rise of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) among adults in the state. This is in sharp contrast to the global trend of more and