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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Draft national policy on wetlands opposed
The draft national policy on wetlands has been strongly opposed by Green Heritage, a conservationist group from North Lakhimpur. This was stated during a media interaction by the group near Satajaan Wetland
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Japanese Encephalitis, dengue claim 6
Japanese Encephalitis has taken a serious turn at Lahorighat and Bhurbandha blocks of Morigaon district, claiming six lives and affecting more than 200 people of several villages so far. According
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Environment clearance to more hydel projects in Arunachal
In what could trigger fresh controversies, the NDA Government at the Centre during the last two years has accorded environment and forest clearance to several hydroelectric projects that have a combined
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Encephalitis Syndrome continues to plague Assam
Guwahati: Assam continues to be plagued by Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) with 24 positive JE cases and seven casualties reported so far till Monday. Assam witnessed 863 deaths due to JE from 1996
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New health scheme launched
Kamrup Deputy Commissioner Vinod Seshan today formally launched the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) at the Tularam Bafna, Kamrup District Civil Hospital. The PMSMA has been simultaneously
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Centre plans framework for hydro-power
In a development which may have a significant bearing on the State, the Union Power Ministry has announced that it is in the process of preparing a framework for hydro-power development in India and the
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Green house effect behind climate change
GUWAHATI - Pre-monsoon maximum (day) and minimum (night) temperatures, during the current month, are on the rise in several places of the NE region this time. These places have recorded above normal maximum
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Concern over NE childhood cancer mortality
GUWAHATI- Childhood cancer has a high fatality incidence in developing countries, including India. In the North-east, which has a high prevalence of several types of cancers, the Aizawl district of Mizoram
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Foodgrains distribution under NFSA
The Forest and Environment and Tea and ex-Tea Tribes Welfare Minister Atuwa Munda on Monday formally inaugurated the launch of the distribution of foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA),
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Stay on NRL expansion to continue: NGT
The National Green Tribunal today refused to stay its order restraining Numaligarh Refinery Limited from carrying out any construction activity in the no-development zone in Kaziranga National Park in