Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Nagaon: In what should send alarm bells ringing, the drinking water sources in 571 rural areas in Assam are fluoride contaminated. This situation has been confirmed by the State government to the Union government about two years ago. It is also reported that the Nagaon district has the highest contamination …
GUWAHATI, July 27 – The Census of India-2011 Provisional Population Totals (Rural-Urban Distribution Assam) which was released on Monday has recorded a decadal urbanisation growth of 27.61, which is much lower than the corresponding figure of 38.24 per cent of the previous decade. The urban population of Assam now stands …
Guwahati, March 4: Experts from Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre at Rani will ascertain the reason behind the death of 20 vultures at a paddy field in Goalpara district today. Goalpara divisional forest officer M. Ali said forest staff today found 20 dead vultures in a paddy field in the …
Against the backdrop of frequent man-elephant conflicts in certain villages in Assam, a project aimed at securing man's peaceful coexistence with the animal has won international laurels. 'Assam Haathi Project', a collaborative conservation project launched jointly by UK-based Chester Zoo and EcoSystems India to bring down such incidents, has been …
The Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) Limited today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kohinoor Pulp and Paper Private Limited, Kolkata for a mega project in the State. The Kohinoor Pulp and Paper is coming up with a mega Greenfield pulp and paper manufacturing unit at the Industrial …
GUWAHATI The floods have claimed 20 lives so far even as the situation in central Assam, Majuli river island and Kaziranga National Park remained grim and further deteriorated on Thursday. The Assam government sources said that the situation worsened on Thursday as the Dikrong breached embankment at Morisapathar, Ahomgaon area …
A training camp to train up veterinary doctors, field assistants and Rapid Response Team members of all the veterinary dispensaries of Goalpara district on bird-flu ended at Goalpara on July 4, said Veterinary Officer of the district Dr K K Dutta. The Government of India-sponsored training camp was joined by …
To minimise loss of life and property during a hazard, either natural or man-made, some sort of management is necessary. Since the people in Developed Countries are conscious about hazards and have developed systematic and flawless management strategies, they are able to counteract eventual menace substantially. The above was observed …
