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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Poachers now targeting bears'
Illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife parts has exposed the rich biodiversity of Assam State as well as the North-East to grave danger. Among the top biodiversity hotspots in the world and home to a
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State losing out on forest revenue
The fund starved Assam Government is losing huge amounts of money because of the failure of the Forest Department to realise the royalty due to it from various agencies for using forest produce in
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Need to protect river dolphins stressed
The world-famous river dolphin found in the Brahmaputra and the Kalahi rivers in Assam are not getting the attention from the authorities that they need. Reports of dolphin killing do come in even
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Turning the Brahmaputra tide the Rahmoria experiment
For the people of Rahmoria in Dibrugarh district, the place has lived up to its name
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Erosion by Gangadhar river turns serious
The villagers of Bagdogra, Simultapu, Jongbandha, Kalachanpara, Majardabri and Tamachabagan under Gossaigaon civil sub-division in Kokrajhar district in Assam are facing tough days due to massive
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Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink!
The Brahmaputra river
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Adjutant stork in State facing extinction
Large-scale killing coupled with wanton destruction of wetlands that constitute their prime habitat, have pushed the already vulnerable population of the greater adjutant stork, locally known as
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State breeding ground for South American fish
A South American fish species has landed in Assam and it is living gregariously in an ever-increasing school in a small water body of Rangiya area! Scientists here believe that the discovery of the
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Endangered treasure
Much has been written in recent times about Majuli, the Ratnadvip or pearl-island. It, therefore, hardly requires to reiterate the fact that the river-island is the jewel in Assam's religious and
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Dhemaji tribals not getting land pattas
The tribal population in Dhemaji district in Assam who claim to have been living in forest areas for over three decades, have alleged that they are often served eviction notices by the government