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 …
AGARTALA/IMPHAL April 30: Tripura Government has sounded an alert in the state to check an outbreak of the deadly swine flu, official sources said today. The decision to issue the alert was taken last night at a meeting chaired by principal secretary of the Health department Yash Pal Singh.Two health …
Plankton samples collected from Loktak Lake (a Ramsar site) during November 2002-October 2004 revealed 51 species of Cladocera belonging to 28 genera and 7 families. Loktak lake holds the richest Cladocera biodiversity known from any individual aquatic ecosystem of India, so far.
Several thousand people yesterday joined a programme on the bank of Surma River in Sylhet city protesting the much talked Tipaimukh dam project on the upstream of Barak River in Indian state of Manipur. The project will create a disastrous situation in 12 districts in the north-east region of Bangladesh …
Mrs. Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) is a poorly known, but globally threatened bird. It is thinly distributed in the hill tracts of northeastern India, northern and western Myanmar, southwestern China and northern Thailand.
Heavy damage was caused to seasonal crops and houses, due to a hailstorm which swept through Imphal West and Thoubal districts on Friday night. Over 400 houses have been damaged in the hailstorm, that blew last night, at Iram Siphai, Chongtham Kona, Laiphrakpam and Mutum Phibou villages in Imphal West …
High on sustainability quotient MANIPUR, Sikkim and Tripura are the most environmentally sustainable states in India. Rich states with high gdp output like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana have fared poorly on the ecological front. The findings are the outcome of a study conducted by Centre for Development Finance …
The Environmental Sustainability Index report for 2008 by Centre for Development Finance tracks the environment performance of 28 states and projects their ability to protect the environment in future. Manipur leads as the best performing state followed by Sikkim and Tripura. The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a ranking tool …
The modern-day pied pipers in Mizoram and Manipur have earned a cool Rs 78.97 crore, killing; you guessed right, rodents. Yes, you read it right, that is the amount Government of India sanctioned to Mizoram and Manipur, two of the worst-affected States, to fight the menace of rodent. The amount …
