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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Tea to come under BIS certification
The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) has decided to come to the rescue by ensuring that the cup really cheers you, as a move has been initiated to get the tea industry under the product certification
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Jhum cultivation - need for an effective alternative
Despite the various measures taken by the Assam government and NGOs regarding the practice of shifting cultivation scientifically, still the age-old traditional jhuming is on rise in the hills of
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Centre asked to procure rice from State
The Assam State Government has requested the Centre to procure the rice required under the rural development schemes from the State itself. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Rural
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7 miners buried alive in Garo Hills
Unscientific mining claimed the lives of atleast seven coal mine labourers in the Nangalbibra coalfields in South Garo Hills (Meghalaya). The miners accidentally dug into an abandoned mining hole at
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Global meet streesses better flood forecasting
A high-level consultative meeting on development of a regional flood information system in the Hindukush Himalayan (HKH) region, held recently, under the auspices of the World Meteorogical
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41,000 hect of forests destroyed in State
Forests in 41,000 hectares of land in Assam were destroyed during the period from 1996 to 1999. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Forest, Sri Pradyut Bordoloi while replying to the
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Centre, State govt to sign MoU on AEZ
Adding a new chapter to the development of the agricultural sector in the State, the Assam Government and the Centre are all set to initial a memorandum of understanding (MoU) next week to set up an
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Separate natural disaster authority needed: Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi stressed the need for creating a separate authority for facing the havoc created by natural disaster like floods and earthquake. Inaugurating a training programme on
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Forest cover in Nagaland shows remarkable increase courtesy NEPED
After the introduction of "Nagaland Environment Protection and Economic Development through People's Action (NEPED)' in 1995, the forest coverage in Nagaland has increased remarkably. NEPED is an
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AIDS causing serious concern
The prevalence of HIV and AIDS in Manipur is a cause of serious concern, Manipur governor Ved Prakash Marwah said while delivering his address in the recently concluded Manipur Legislative Assembly.