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 …
This recent report on GM foods released by Greenpeace provides the perspective on citizens' views on GM foods. 87% of people have said that they have the right to information related to GM foods, before the decisions on GM/ GE foods are made. See Also Opinion: Why we should not …
Facts not available in the public domain have revealed significant information about rhino slaughter in and around Kaziranga National Park, where 13 of the highly protected species met gruesome end last year alone. Information acquired by The Assam Tribune reveals not just the number of deaths, but identifies the places …
Though the new mechanism of conservancy services was launched in Guwahati with much hype, the results are hardly satisfactory both in the city and at west Boragaon in the city fringe, where the local residents are vehemently opposing the waste disposal process. As per the agreement signed between the Guwahati …
The Japorigog Jyotirupa Sangha on Thursday alleged that lackadaisical attitude on the part of the concerned departments has aggravated the problem of artificial water-logging in the Japorigog area. The areas Kalyanpur, Nayanpur, Hastinapur, Lakhinagar, Anandapur etc., have been going through a great deal of ordeal during the rainy season with …
The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the Kolkata-based Simplex Projects Ltd today signed an agreement on a public-private partnership mode to construct an automatic six-storey (multi-level) car park on a plot of around three bighas by the side of the Panbazar flyover at an estimated cost of around Rs …
The Assam government on Thursday tied up with the Border Security Force (BSF) for providing manpower and intelligence assistance in protecting rhinos and tigers in the world-famous Kaziranga National Park which has witnessed incidents of poaching in the past few days.
The Gauhati University (GU) authorities have made an appeal to the members of the university community to make bicycling a habit to meet the challenges of global warming and climate change. For the purpose, the office of the GU Registrar has issued a written appeal to the members of the …
Strong dust-raising wind harassed the Guwahatians today signaling the advent of the westerly wind, known in this part of the globe as pachowa botah. Regional Meteorology Centre (RMC) sources here said that during the day time today, the strong dust-raising westerly wind prevailed over the NE region, blowing at a …
The total production of tea in Assam in 2009 was 500 million kgs, compared to the 487 million kgs produced by the State in 2008, said tea industry sources here. In the Brahmaputra Valley, production was ahead by about 12.78 million kgs during the year, while the Barak Valley was …
Lack of rainfall and non-completion of the government schemes to supply water in the hilly areas of Guwahati and the city fringes, have left people worrying about the shortage of water, which would be actue in the coming months. Already badly hit by acute water shortage during the last summer, …
To bolster the efforts for preserving the rich wetland resources of the State, the government is considering to constitute a State Wetland Authority. This was announced by Minister of Environment and forests, Rockybul Hussain on Tuesday. After inaugurating the central function of the World Wetland Day organized by the Department …
A day after a tigress and her cub sneaked out of their enclosure in the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical garden creating panic, visitors were back thronging the zoo. Sources in the zoo said that visitors had not shied away and like other Sundays the footfall was high. But if …
