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 …
GUWAHATI, March 9 - Several entrepreneurs of the State were felicitated and awards presented for their contribution towards economic development of the region at a function held recently at Shilpgram, Sankardeva Kalakshetra here, a press release said. Organised jointly by the Union Government
Aaranyak, a society for biodiversity conservation, in collaboration with the British Council is organising a two-day workshop for journalists to enhance their skills in reporting issues related to environment and biodiversity in the light of climate change. The British Council has decided to bring in internationally reputed environment journalist Rob …
The concept of zoos has undergone a sea change in the past couple of decades. Zoos are no longer meant to serve as showpieces, exhibiting wildlife in confinement. Rather, these are supposed to serve long-term needs of conservation by facilitating research on diverse aspects of wildlife and their management. On …
The Guwahati East Division of the Water Resources Department (WRD) has proposed diversion of the Guwahati Refinery channel and partial diversion of Bamunimaidam flash flood through the Bondajan Sluice Gate at an estimated cost of Rs 293.67 lakh, including the PWD part and excluding the railway part. Civil administration of …
The Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd (APGCL) has taken initiatives to replace the aged gas and steam turbines of the Namrup Thermal Power Station (NTPS) with the most sophisticated turbines. The initiatives are aimed at enhancing the generation capacity of the power plant to over 140 MW with lesser gas …
It is good news for this power-starved State. The relentless efforts of the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) and the Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd (APGCL), together with the improvement in the gas supply position, have mounted the generation capacity of Lakwa Thermal Power Station in a significant manner. This …
GUWAHATI More than 70 per cent of population of the state is forced to consume contaminated water as 22 of the 27 districts of the state have recorded high concentration of arsenic in its ground water. Assam public health engineering minister Rihon Daimary said that 22 districts of the state …
The wildlife authority in Assam today ruled out poaching as a cause behind deaths of 10 tigers in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) since November 2008 till date. MC Malakar, chief wildlife warden, told The Tribune that as carcass of none of the 10 tigers found dead in and around …
In the wake of tiger deaths in Kaziranga National Park, there is now a glimmer of hope. An initial survey under an ambitious project by the conservation group Aaranyak suggests that the park now possesses a healthy and stable population of tigers. If the present survey, part of a bigger …
Underscoring the need for attaining a healthy agricultural growth rate for effectively addressing the concerns of poverty and hunger, Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur today said that horticulture, in particular, had immense scope for commercial exploitation.
Apart from their aesthetic and creative value, films on nature and wildlife could prepare an audience to effect change. In recent times with costs of production on a slide, filmmakers are creating films on environment that have empowered people and even impacted on policy. In a biodiversity-rich zone such as …
