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 …
Early Birds, a city based organization for conservation of nature had recently organized a series of meetings at schools near Deepor beel, the lone Ramsar site in the State. The first meeting was held at the Parijat Academy a high school for the downtrodden students of the society at Pamohi …
In a study by the Central Pollution Control Board, the Bharalu and Kolong rivers of Assam have featured among 71 most polluted in the country. In the North-East, the Kharkhala in Meghalaya also figures in the list. While the enlisting does give us a wake-up call, we hardly require a …
The British Government, in 1905, had recommended the protection of Laokhowa along with Kaziranga, and had made special provisions for the same. Nagaon district is among a few regions in Asom which is rich in flora and fauna, having nine forest reserves including the famous Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary (LWS). However, …
Four persons were seriously injured when a leopard attacked villagers in Sibsagar district on Sunday, police sources said. The leopard attacked the villagers of Misajan when they were on their way to the fields. The injured were admitted to the Sibsagar Civil Hospital. This is the third case of a …
Declining agricultural productivity and the increasing demand for foodgrains have emerged as a big challenge before the country. Barring a few states, the production level of agriculture in most of the states has either been static or gone down. In many cases, overuse of chemical fertilisers has adversely affected soil …
A severe cyclonic storm hit Badarpur at midnight on Friday. The storm damaged a large numbers of houses, trees, electric posts, telephone wires etc in the town and adjacent villages. As a result, entire Badarpur circle has been badly affected with the entire town still under complete darkness. The condition …
There has been a sharp increase in the number of rhinos poached in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, with as many as 18 of them being killed in the sanctuary in 2007. While seven rhinos were killed in the national park in 2005, the number fell to five in …
The construction works of No 2 Tihu Bhumuk Joranadi bund with funds, worth Rs 4.80 lakh under Hariyali scheme at Baska Development Block in Baksa district was inaugurated by Moon Singh Brahma, MCLA, No 23 Dihira constituency recently. The MCLA called upon the members of Subanshri Micro Water Shed Committee-VII …
The river Bharalu and Kolong are among the 71 most polluted stretch of river in the country, according to a study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Significantly, the two river stretches in Assam along with Kharkhala in Meghalaya were the only rivers in the North-East identified as the …
The ambitious North East Water Resources Authority (NEWRA) may be gasping for breath but not dead. The Centre has decided to continue with services of the High Level Group (HLG) constituted to look at various options. The proposal ran into rough weather after Arunachal Pradesh objected to it. The Arunachal …
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has cleared an investment of Rs 4,375.35 crore for the coal-based 750 MW Thermal Power Project at Salakati in Kokrajhar district. In a Rajya Sabha reply to a question by UG Brahma, Union Power Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde said that a Transfer Agreement has …
The ongoing implementation of the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) in the State is expected to result in substantial increase in the area of summer paddy, and consequently, greater production. The projection for summer paddy extension is 3.75 lakh hectares as against the existing 3.13 lakh hectares (2006-07), an increase …
Additional guards have been deployed to protect the one-horned rhinos at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam where poachers have killed 23 of the animals for their horns since last year. Divisional Forest Officer Bangkim Sarma said 100 home guards armed with .303 rifles had arrived. Poachers kill the rhinos …
