Free insurance policies to students for dengue
Students of nine schools of Kamrup district received free insurance policy of Rs 20,000 for dengue under the collaboration of a social-based organisation Drishtee and CAFE India under the Behtar India
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
-
NGO's bid to save hill slopes in city
While unabating hill cutting has been adding to the miseries of Guwahati city, two NGOs, in collaboration with the Kamrup district administration, have embarked on an experiment on gully control and
-
Floods affect 6226 villages
Assam government has reiterated its demand for declaring Assam's flood problem as the national problem and demanded immediate sanction of Rs 2000 crore before the cabinet. The flood control minister
-
Erosion by river Brahmaputra at Bankual turns serious
The erosion by the river Brahmaputra at Bankual of Mahura mouza under Bokakhat subdivision, Assam, has taken a serious turn within a short period. The erosions by the river Brahmaputra in the
-
GM pollution in gene bank?
Ten years ago at the Rio Earth Summit, heads of State adopted the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and wrestled with climate change strategies. World leaders recognized that the front-line
-
GMC to launch garbage disposal scheme next week
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) will introduce its new garbage disposal scheme from September 9. The scheme envisages involvement of public committees, rag pickers and sue of garbage bags
-
Mysterious disease claims 15 lives in Tripura
About 15 deaths have been reported from various parts of rural Tripura following spread of an 'unknown disease' during the last 17 or 18 days. Most of the deceased are children belonging to tribal
-
Rs 16.42 cr. estimated for Jorhat district
Gauging the extent of devastation caused by recurring floods in the various circles and sub-divisions of Jorhat district, Assam, from July 22 to August 28 last, a sum of Rs 16,14,49,200, or Rs 16.42
-
13 herbal gardens to be set up in Sikkim
Sikkim Government will set up 13 herbal gardens with Central help as 424 medicinal plants have been identified out of 1200 species available, official sources said on Tuesday. The decision was taken
-
Erosion threatens premium TEs of Assam Company
Assam Company Limited is the world's oldest tea company. Several of its premium tea gardens are located along the Brahmaputra and the Dibur rivers, and most of these now face the bleak future of
-
Rs 95 lakh released for wildlife projects
In a bid to preserve elephants and tigers, Centre has released Rs 95 lakh for the state. The funds have been released for the two schemes - Project Elephant and Project Tiger, prepared by the state