Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
In their continued intensified operation against the alarmingly increasing incidents of poaching of one-horned rhinos in Orang National Park (ONP), the joint effort of the police and the ONP authority have resulted the arrest of two hardcore rhino poachers and recovery of a 303 rifle from their possession. As reported, …
In yet another incident of suspected poaching at Kaziranga National Park, the carcass of a full-grown rhinoceros was recovered near a water body at Agaratoli range this morning. The horn of the rhino, which is suspected to have died three to four days back, was missing. There are allegations that …
The State Government today declared the endangered Gangetic river dolphin as the State Aquatic Animal. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced this during a World Environment Day celebration here today. The decision would add teeth to the conservation measures initiated by the State Government to save this endangered species, which was …
A press release stated that the rapid encroachment of forest land in the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary which is going on unchallenged by the local authorities is threatening to lay bare the wooded hills. This fact came to light when a team consisting of two members from Early Birds, an NGO, …
The Eastern Assam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EACCI) has said that the ban of plastics by the district administration goes against the government policy. The body mentioned this while objecting to the prohibitory order on the manufacture, sale and use of plastic carry bags within the district. While recognizing …
The endangered river dolphin, found in the Brahmaputra river system, was declared as the State aquatic animal of Asom today. The formal declaration was made by Asom Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in a function organised by the State Forest department and the State Pollution Control Board to mark World Environment …
Encroachment in the Amchang wildlife sanctuary which continues unabated with little intervention from the Forest Department or the Government has jeopardised its survival prospects. What is more surprising is that the media's recent in-depth coverage of the encroachment has failed to elicit any positive action from the authorities. A team …
The Forest Department of BTC has undertaken initiatives for conservation of forest resources in the BTC region by holding several awareness campaigns, seminars, workshops and motivation programmes. The department has engaged a good number of volunteers and NGOs to protect the forests wealth. The Primate Research Centre, NE India, in …
In a bid to resolve the worsening power crisis in the State, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has chosen 54 interior villages of Asom including six in Jorhat to be powered by alternative source of energy. In Jorhat district, the Forest Department has began the contract …
In order to create awareness on environment among the rural public, a programme on "National Environment awareness and Plantation' was held at Hatidhura senior Madrassa, under Tamarhat PS in Gossaigaon subdivision of Kokrajhar district recently. The programme was organised by Reform Society, an NGO of Oxiguri, Hatidhura. The purpose of …
The district administration has chalked out an elaborate programme in the town for the World Environment Day. However, the town suffers from the fact that there is no scientific garbage disposal system in place. The Dibrugarh Municipal Board (DMB) disposes off the garbage generated in the town either at Maijan, …
A marauding herd of elephants is devouring standing ahu crops, the only means of livelihood for the flood-hit farmers of Majuli, giving the residents of the river island no other option than to witness the devastation in silence. Sources said that the elephants have been wreaking havoc in the saporis …
The living condition of the people of Paschim Ratiadaha part-II village under Bisondoi gaon panchayat in the far western part of the Indo-Bangladesh border in Golokganj LAC of Dhuburi district are in a deplorable state as the villagers are yet to see the development even after six decades of India's …
