Pollution slur on polymer factory
DIBRUGARH: Accusing the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) of violating effluent standards and polluting surrounding rivers and water bodies, Asom Gana Parishad (Anchalikatabadi Mancha) has
DIBRUGARH: Accusing the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) of violating effluent standards and polluting surrounding rivers and water bodies, Asom Gana Parishad (Anchalikatabadi Mancha) has
BSF forced to shift outposts frequently, criminals taking full advantage, cattle smuggling on the rise Rampant land erosion by the mighty Brahmaputra is creating great difficulties for BSF jawans when
Groundwater abstraction from the transboundary Indo-Gangetic Basin comprises 25% of global groundwater withdrawals, sustaining agricultural productivity in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Recent
Hundreds of primary schools located along either bank of the Brahmaputra were flooded this monsoon. For several weeks, students of schools in flood-prone areas missed classes. To make matters worse, the
District administration sends team About 500 cattle died in a sandbar in Majuli on Tuesday. Veterinary officials said the cattle died due to consumption of some poisonous shrub following shortage of
Mukul undertakes aerial survey of flood hit areas in Garo Hills Tura: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma carried out an aerial survey of the flood affected areas in the plains belt areas of West Garo Hills
17 lakh affected in 21 districts, AASU demands special package from Centre There was no respite from floods in Assam on Wednesday with about 17 lakh people hit by the latest wave. The Brahmaputra is
The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), with special emphasis on the role of Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA), paints a grim picture on environmental degradation in the
Animals from the Kaziranga National Park+ , a World Heritage Site about 250 km from here, have started coming out in herds in search of elevated grounds as large swathe of the protected area has been inundated
Authorities have moved over 15,000 more people to relief camps in the Assam and the neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh Two people were reportedly killed as the flood situation in Assam continued to remain
MORIGAON (Assam): As Assam continues to reel under the devastating impact of floods, the Brahmaputra river has submerged 60 per cent of the rhino habitat Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary located in Morigaon
Nearly 90,000 people have been affected in the latest wave of floods across seven districts in Assam. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) sources said more than 88,000 people are reeling
Guwahati: Heavy rain in most parts of upper Assam has led to a rise in the Brahmaputra's water level, inundating four districts and over 80,500 people till Monday. "The Brahmaputra is flowing above
Guwahati: Assam was hit by a second wave of floods on Tuesday, a week after the south-west monsoon arrived in the northeast on June 14. More than 9,000 people have been affected till Wednesday, the
Guwahati: Assam government has decided to constitute an expert committee to be sent to China for studying the Yellow River (Huwang He) Management Strategies and prepare a road map to stop flood and erosion
Assam's Guwahati became the first city in the country to have its own city animal with the district administration declaring the Gangetic river dolphin as the mascot. In a press conference, Kamrup metropolitan
<p>As water scarcity in both China and India worsens, the competition over shared water resources in their transboundary rivers, particularly the Brahmaputra River, is set to intensify. Without an effective
GUWAHATI: All Assam Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday organized a volunteers' meet on Global Climate Change and its impact on Assam. What is unique about the meeting is that it is held in boats on
Caught in India-China race to tap power potential of Brahmaputra As India and China race to tap — or literally dam — the 97,000-MW hydro-power potential of the Brahmaputra/Tsangpo river, the people
510 MW Zangmu hydel project became operational in October: Sushma China has approved the construction of three more dams on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet region apart from the Zangmu hydroelectric