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 …
KAZIRANGA (DERGAON), Feb 9 - 7th Kaziranga Elephant Festival got under way with a four-day long programme at Kaziranga National Park (KNP) from today. Kaliabor MP Deep Gogoi formaly inaugurated the SHG mela at Kahara this afternoon. More than 150 SHGs participated in the mela. Bokakhat MLA Jiten Gogoi opened …
climate change Poznan talks begin Delegates from 186 nations congregated in the Polish city of Poznan on December 1 to negotiate a new climate change treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. Ministers discussed their vision for long-term cooperative action and emphasized the economic slowdown should not overshadow the …
Already facing various threats, the Gangetic dolphin population in the state could face more dangers with the start of seismic survey of the Brahmaputra. Experts fear that activities carried under the seismic survey could seriously harm the small population found in the river.
Welcoming the move of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) to provide 500 dustbins across the city, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Parisad (AJYP) today said that unless the authorities initiated practical long-term measures to rid the city of the many ills plaguing it, the grandiose plans of beautifying the city would …
In the midst of a severe outbreak of avian flu, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has revealed the realities of crowded and filthy chicken and egg factory farms along with a report linking these conditions to the outbreak of Bird Flu. Leading health experts
Clearing the air over the seismic survey on the Brahmaputra riverbed, the Multi Disciplinary Advisory Group (MDAG), constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for providing guidance on seismic survey, today clarified that Oil India Limited (OIL) had not been allowed to carry out any survey.
Culling operations for creating bird-free zones have been completed in three locations of the State. Bird-free zones are sought to be created in an area of three-kilometre radius around the places from where occurrence of bird flu is reported. So far nine locations in six districts of the State have …
