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 …
The Developed countries put up a planned and concreted effort to jettison the entire United Nations framework on climate change. This was the observation made by general secretary of the All India People
A devastating fire resulting from a leakage in a crude oil pipe of Oil India Limited near Guwahati Refinery gutted over a hundred hutments and destroyed property at Madgharia area in close proximity to the refinery this morning. No human casualty has been reported in the inferno which lasted nearly …
A brainstorming session for strengthening the veterinary and animal husbandry service delivery system in Assam was held in the College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati on January 8. The meeting of the senior scientists and administrators of the university and the officers of the Animal Husbandry and …
A team of experts from Conservation International, Washington DC, USA, recently visited the project site of Dolphin Foundation (DF) in Manas Tiger Reserve to take stock of the initiatives taken for promoting alternative sustainable livelihoods for the poor forest-dependent communities living in the fringe areas of Manas, a press release …
The organic agriculture of the State needs to be branded for economic uplift of the people of this part of the globe. This was the observation made by Prof Anil Gupta, one of the leading innovation experts of the country. The renowned innovation expert has also called for steps to …
With pressure mounting from the highest levels, new moves to curb poaching and illegal trade in wildlife are being planned by the State Forest Department, which would involve enhanced support from several government agencies including the Army and paramilitary forces. The objective is to make wildlife crime more identifiable, and …
A day after influenza A (H1N1) claimed the first victim in Assam, another person has tested positive in Guwahati. The infected adult male, according to doctors in the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital, is in home isolation. So far 26 people have tested positive in the state, and of those 14 …
The performance of the flagship health programme especially for the vulnerable section of the society, the National Rural Health Mission in the State has come under the scanner of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. A stand-alone performance audit report has pointed out several irregularities in fund management …
Most of them have not heard of global warming or Green House Gas emissions, but children across the State are falling victim to vehicular pollution at a worrying rate. Exhaust from vehicles is identified as the prime source of air pollution in most areas of the State as industrial activities …
Probing eyes from space have revealed worrying facts about Manas National Park, including evidence that a mix of natural and anthropogenic factors is altering its landscape. The changes, experts believe, have implications for both flora and fauna, which once made it a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Comparative analysis of satellite …
A one-day workshop on safe and sustainable construction in the North East region was held at the Assam Administrative Staff College here recently. The Tata Steel, in association with the Revenue and Disaster Management Department of the State Government, organized the workshop. A large number of engineers and technocrats attended …
Two innovators from the State have been honoured by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) with the National Innovation Award for their innovations. President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil presented the awards to the two innovators
The Centre has agreed to sanction solar home lighting systems to below poverty line (BPL) households in 5,000 remote and inaccessible villages of Assam not connected by conventional power grid. Most of these villages are located in char (riverine) areas. This was assured by the Union Minister for New and …
The Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Mahadeo Singh Khandela, today asserted that the Centre was giving priority to providing all-weather roads to accelerate the pace of development in the North-east. Khandela said this while laying the foundation stone of the Gauhati University bypass and a two-lane …
Terming the reported move of the Government to go ahead with the bypass near Kaziranga National Park, the Conversion of National Highway -37 to 4-lane Demand Committee today termed it as
Energy experts from USA, UK, Canada and India are all set to meet on a common platform to discuss the issues and challenges regarding the energy resources of North East and evolve a roadmap for fruitful tapping of the energy potential of the region. These experts will meet during a …
