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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Forest depletion in Assam alarming : Bordoloi
Assam's Sonitpur district has a dubious distinction. For the past six years, this district has withnessed the fastest rate of depletion of its forest cover in the country. Some 22,000 hectares of
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Ayurveda: Combating IPR assaults
Since a decade or so, Ayurveda has attained a global acceptance with various studies carried out in this sector in several western countries. In doing so, many of these nations have embarked on an
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Gelabil integrated wasteland development project inaugurated
The Gelabil Integrated Wasteland Development project was formally inaugurated by Urban Development Minister, H P Narayan in a public meeting held at Bahguri High School premises. At the very outset,
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NE can be major world player
The North-east, endowed with excellent varieties of ornamental fish species, has the potential to be a major player in the world trade of ornamental fish, which has crossed the one billion dollar
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Assam Agric future bright : ICAR chief
Adoption of simple, cost-effective and widely available technologies can transform the agricultural scenario in Assam, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Director General (DG) and
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Environment micro planning workshop
The Arunachal Prades Forest Research Institute, in collaboration with the National Afforestation and Eco-development Board, Shillong is organising a four day workshop on micro-plannign in Arunachal
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Tackling floods
One of the major problems confronting Assam is flood caused by rivers and waterways due to heavy downpour in the catchment areas and alos by melting ice in the upper reaches. The behaviour of
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Forest guards ill-equipped to tackle ultras, poachers
For the forest guards of Assam, armed with outdated weapons, it is becoming impossible to deal with heavily armed militants, who frequent the reserve forests as well as poachers who have also started
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Investigation, drilling of uranium begins in Meghalaya
After over a decade, investigation and drilling of uranium deposits by the Uranium Corporation of India (UCI) have resumed in Meghalaya. The UCI has conducted geo-physical survey in Domiasiat area
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Time to protect hills to save the city'
A study conducted by the Soil Conservation Department recently, reveals that the degradation status of Guwahati city hills is