Birth Rate is a crude measure of fertility of a population and is a crucial determinant of population growth. It gives the number of live births per thousand population in a given region and year. The Birth Rate at all India level has declined drastically over the last five decades …
The North Eastern states will get Rs 100 crore this year from the Agriculture Ministry to promote cultivation of rice under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM). All eight NE States, including Sikkim, are being covered under NFSM for cultivation of rice this year. Till last year, only Assam was …
States with abundant natural resources and less economic activity are environmentally most sustainable in India, while it is just the opposite in the case of those with high intensity of economic activities, according to the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) here. The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) for Indian …
Chennai Five north-eastern states along with Himachal Pradesh have been rated as the most environmentally sustainable states in the country, according to the Environmental Sustainable Index 2011 released today by a city-based think tank here. The report rates Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh in the top …
IMPHAL: Jairam Ramesh, the Union Minister for rural development, drinking water and sanitation, was obviously not satisfied with the slow progress of construction works in the rural areas. Talking to reporters on Sunday at the conclusion of his two-day official visit to Manipur, Ramesh said that he had instructed the …
Introduction of pre-paid power supply in Manipur’s core area has resulted in tremendous improvement in billing and collection besides reducing the load demand by more than 50 per cent. This came to light during the State level workshop on “Issues and Challenges in Power Supply Management in Manipur” jointly organised …
Andhra Pradesh Uranium Mining > Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Heavy earth mining began in Andhra Pradesh in 2007 when Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) set up operations at Tummalapalle in Kadapa district. But UCIL has been eyeing the uranium deposits around Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) since early 1994 when a plan was …
The Annual Plan for Manipur for 2012-13 was on Wednesday pegged at Rs.3,500 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi. During the discussions on the State's performance, Mr. Ahluwalia pointed out that while Manipur has been performing satisfactorily, …
New Delhi: Planning Commission on Wednesday finalised the annual plan for Manipur at Rs 3,500 crores for the year 2012-13. This was finalised at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Ibobi Singh on Wednesday. In his comments on the performance of the …
Silchar, June 6: A sub-committee of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint River Commission will meet in New Delhi later this month to review the controversial Tipaimukh dam project, which is expected to generate 1,500MW of hydel power and tame floods in south Assam. According to a senior official of the Central Water …
Despite objections from Central Ministries fearing delay and undue veto power to Bangladesh The Prime Minister's Office (PMO), backed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has overruled the demurring among other Central Ministries over giving Bangladesh a stake in the mega Tipaimukh multipurpose hydel project in Manipur. But India …
HENGBUNG (MANIPUR), May 22 – The Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Dr S Ayyappan has announced plans to initiate schemes to enhance profitability and productivity to bring back the people by making agriculture prestigious and profitable. He also promised that the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) …
AIZAWL, May 18 – The 4th Meeting of the Expert Consultative Committee held here on Saturday has called for the formulation of a separate textile policy for NE. The meeting was organised by the Indian Jute Industries Research Association (IJIRA) under the Ministry of Textiles. Zothankuma who is the Director …
Silchar: World Bank would give Rs 13,000 crore for infrastructrual development of power generation facilities in the Northeast which would be executed by Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL). PGCIL Chairman-cum-Managing Director R N Nayak said on Thursday the company was keen to improve the power scenario in the region …
Imphal, May 17: Three departments of the Manipur government — public health engineering (PHE), irrigation and flood control and forest — are about to join forces under one policy, set to be initiated by the PHE to conserve the state’s water resources. “A joint meeting of the three departments will …
Projects to be executed by Power Grid Corp World Bank would give Rs 13,000 crore for infrastructural development of power generation facilities in the North East which would be executed by Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), a company official said. PGCIL Chairman-cum-Managing Director R N Nayak said here today …
World Bank would give Rs 13,000 crore for infrastructrual development of power generation facilities in the North East, which would be executed by Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL). The PGCIL Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mr R N Nayak, was on a visit to the newly built 400/132 KV power substation at …
The Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisation, comprising 20 civil and democratic rights organisations from across India, decided to undertake a fact finding of the impact of big/mega dam projects coming up in the north-eastern states on the life and livelihood of the people. It has been reported that more than …
IMPHAL, April 26 – Power-starved Northeast States, including Manipur, should initiate steps to replicate the idea of tapping renewable power as in and around Maharashtra’s Nagpur city. This was shared by almost all the 20 journalists from Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh who recently toured Nagpur to witness the various agro-based …
Agartala: Oil giant ONGC along with a Vietnamese company will launch joint exploration for oil in the South China Sea despite objections from China, a top company official said on Tuesday. “There is nothing wrong in it. ONGC-Videsh has got this asignment through an international bid and we will go …
Green activists yesterday called upon India to stop the construction of the controversial Tipaimukh dam on the Barak river in its northeastern Manipur state as it will adversely affect the haors of different districts of Bangladesh. The government should raise the demand for a neutral committee to conduct surveys on …
