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 Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is soon going to do away with the old garbage trucks with its new garbage cleaning mechanism becoming fully operational from December 1. The garbage-picking trucks, hired by the corporation on contract were always criticized by common people because of their unsatisfactory performance.
Researchers, environmentalists and media groups that met recently to discuss climate change, decided to work together to spread awareness on the issue in the North-east. The seminar, organised by North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC) and Indian Network on Ethics and Climate Change (INECC), reflected on the impact of climate …
Ritamoni Deuri of Jalukbari village gave up studies in Class IX and took to weaving to support her father who has only 1.5 katha of land to call his own. While she can take only half of the mekhelas and chadars that she weaves as the yarn is provided by …
The latest count of the greater adjutant stork, called hargila in Assamese, has shown a slight improvement in the city this year with an estimation of 149 from an all-time low of 118 last year (2007). The distressing thing, however, is that the bird
Early Birds, an environmental NGO, has expressed its resentment over the recent move by the State Government to transfer a big plot of land of the Khanapara Veterinary College campus to a private party to build a five-star hotel. In a statement, Early Birds said that though the State
An amount of Rs 350 crore has been spent till date on the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) schemes in the State. Schemes under the NREGA have been implemented in all the 27 districts of the State. Under the provisions of the Act, 20 lakh families …
NORTH GUWAHATI: At a meeting organised under the auspices of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) with the cooperation of the ward councillors of the NG town committee at the Karmavir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi memorial auditorium, the members of the GMDA who were accompanied by several office bearers and members …
GUWAHATI, Oct 3: For the first time, Guwahati will be the venue of the first phase of presentation of the Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) under the Total Sanitation Campaign. President Pratibha Patil is scheduled to present the awards at a function to be held at the Sarusjai Sports Complex on …
The Regional Science Centre, Guwahati will celebrate the World Wildlife Day on October 4 with various educational programmes involving school students, stated a press release. The programmes include sit-and-draw contests, live demonstration with insects and pet animals by Regional Science Centre for students of Class VIII-X, popular science lecture on
GUWAHATI The floods have claimed 20 lives so far even as the situation in central Assam, Majuli river island and Kaziranga National Park remained grim and further deteriorated on Thursday. The Assam government sources said that the situation worsened on Thursday as the Dikrong breached embankment at Morisapathar, Ahomgaon area …
