Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in matter of Himangshu Nath Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 12/09/2022. An application on the worsening air quality affecting the city of Guwahati and the resultant health effects was filed before the NGT. The NGT said that …
A dengue fever awareness camp was held on Monday in the premises of New Guwahati Wagon Maintenance Depot at the initiative of the Divisional Mechanical Engineer of New Guwahati, PK Hira. The meeting was attended by the Zonal Malaria Officer Dr Ramen Hazarika and SDMHO Dr Komaril Sharma. Both the …
In a novel initiative, the local tribal community has joined hands with WWF-India and the Forest Department for restoration of degraded animal corridors linking Kaziranga National Park with the Karbi Anglong hills. The restoration drive seeks to secure lost habitat comprising degraded forests through afforestaion, and the Panbari-Dolamora corridor critical …
Guwahati, Oct. 19: A total of 130 to 150 schools in the Northeast will be shortlisted for project hoolock gibbon conservation awareness and education programme. The United States Fish and Wildlife Services under its Great Ape Conservation Fund had awarded the project to the Centre for Environment Education last year …
Animal sacrifice in the world famous Kamakhya temple and other puja pandals on the occasion of Durga Puja may be a common practice, but prominent citizens and NGOs here have protested against such ritual. Demanding a ban on such practices, the NGO, People for Animal, said there was no such …
Expressing concern over the increase in pollution levels in water-bodies following immersion of idols after Durga Puja, the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) today said that no satisfactory actions were being initiated by the district administration and the local authorities concerned on the direction issued by the Board in connection …
Guwahati, Oct. 6: Assam can finally breathe a sigh of relief with the human resource development (HRD) ministry including Guwahati in the innovation university map, along with 13 other centres across the country. The university is expected to bring about a sea change in the field of education in the …
The much awaited festival of Durga Puja will strongly convey the message for protecting the environment and thereby secure the future of the human generation. The Ecotourism Society of North East India with an objective to create awareness among the people of Guwahati regarding the environment is organizing a very …
Guwahati, Oct. 5: Several schools in Assam, especially those located near national parks, will soon get an opportunity to study of the plight of Royal Bengal tigers through fun-filled educational activities. The International Fund for Animal Welfare has taken up a global initiative in co-ordination with the Wildlife Trust of …
Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain today said that the State Government was trying to settle the land acquisition process for extending the area of Kaziranga National Park. He said that once the legal process was completed for the six subsequent additions, the park area would gain a substantial extension from its …
Guwahati, Sept. 21: The All Assam Students Union and 25 other student organisations today decided to launch a massive agitation in protest against the alleged failure of New Delhi and Dispur to prevent construction of the Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project. A two-day meeting of the student organisations, which ended here …
Guwahati, Sept. 21: The Centre has agreed to include Assam in the green revolution scheme and has asked the state to prepare an action plan. Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal are included under the scheme, called Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana programme.
GUWAHATI, Sept 13: The Gauhati High Court today slammed the State Government for not doing anything worthwhile to save Guwahatians from the wrath of water-logging, choked drains, improper garbage disposal etc and asked the government to submit a status report to the court within two weeks stating what steps it …
This recent report by Christian Aid based on study across 12 Indian cities explores whether they are ready to withstand climate-related disasters and presents detailed report for these cities including policy implications in relation to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). This study initiates a discourse on urban risk reduction, inclusive …
