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)
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Course on management of Asian elephants organised
For the first time, a two-week-long refreshers' course on the theme 'Health Care and Management of Asian elephants' was organised by the College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University,
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Meet focuses on handling of bio-medical wastes
A discussion on the various issues related to biomedical waste management in Guwahati was held in the office premises of the Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup, Assam on March 12. The discussion was jointly
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New technology developed for jhum cultivation
Shifting cultivation, which is popularly known as jhum cultivation, is one of the best agricultural practices of the world, admitted Arup Rai, a specialist in this field and an assistant soil
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Role of birds in maintaining ecological balance stressed
To create an avian friendly-atmosphere around Panidihing Bird Sanctuary, Sivasagar district of Assam administration have been undertaking a series of activities in the neighbouring village since the
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Unique documentary on reptiles of North East
It has the animals that slither and also the ones that claw their ways up. For it is a documentary film on the reptiles
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Pilot fishery project of ARIASP inaugurated
The president of Hailakandi Zilla Parishad, Rahul Roy ceremonially inaugurated a pilot project of fisheries under ARIASP for the year 2002-2003 recently at Ganjakhauri Beel in Katlicherra of
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Revised TB control programme launched in State
The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), a countrywide drive by the Union Health Ministry to eradicate the dreaded disease, was launched in six districts of Assam State
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Erosion creating panic in Biswanathghat
Flood and erosion, the twin sisters, have become a nightmare for the people of Biswanathghat and its nearby areas in Assam. While during the rains flash-flood of the mighty Brahmaputra embrace
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Fluoride contamination in city ground water
Once again there is evidence of fluoride contamination in the Guwahati city's ground water! This time at Beltola Basisthapur area. The sample, collected by the Institute of Public Health Engineers
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Golden langur conservation through joint forest management mooted
Realising an urgent need to protect Katrigacha Reserve Forest under Dhubri district (Assam) territorial division from rapid destruction of primary forests as well as