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 …
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
Imphal, Nov 8: Altogether 13 women were seriously injured in a police crackdown during a sit-in-protest by the affected villagers of Mapithel Dam here recently. The affected villagers of Mapithel Dam (Thoubal Multipurpose Project), supported by several associations, had organised the protest demanding the complete review of the project. A …
Imphal, Nov 5: Improper traffic regulations and increase in vehicular movement has polluted Imphal city to the large extent. The city has become unhygienic, J Kumrah, secretary of People
IMPHAL, Nov 4: At least 43 anti-dam demonstrators were injured as police fired tear gas and lathicharged a rally organized by the Mapithel Dam Affected Ching Tam Organisation, Thoubal Multipurpose Project this morning near the dam site at Tumukhong village under Lamlai police station. Several thousand womenfolk from 17 villages …
IMPHAL, Oct 31: The State Government will be maintaining a model fish district after monitoring the fish production from the various districts and finding out which district is producing the largest volume of fishes. As part of a State policy the government will provide support in various forms to promote …
SILCHAR, Sept 24: The fate of nearly four-decade old 1500 MW multipurpose Barak Dam at Tipaimukh has again been pushed to uncertainty. In fact, this project has been caught in the vortex of controversies due mainly to the objection of Manipur Government over apprehension that it would inundate a large …
Imphal, Sept 21: As the State Forest Department has been overlooked on the issue of bio-diversity in the report prepared by a consultant hired by NEEPCO in to seek environmental clearance of the proposed 1,500 MW Tipaimukh Multipurpose Project, the biodiversity report of the project is likely to be reviewed. …
Sept 18: The Manipur Government has decided to take up coal mining for thermal power production with a capacity of at least 500 Mega Watts (MW). According to official sources, the State Government took this decision following the issuance of the policy by the Ministry of Coal and Mines, Government …
Facing brunt of the attack for falling to come up with a full-proof plan to control floods in Assam, Brahmaputra Board has claimed that it has completed Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for five projects in the North Eastern Region (NER), while eight others are in various stages of implementation. Under …
The Manipur Government has banned sale of petroleum products in bulk to the consumers with jerrycans and other containers by all dealers at retail outlets of petroleum products located in the valley districts with immediate effect. The step was a part of the stringent measures to prevent dealers in valley …
Urgent need to re-examine quality assurance of dams in the northeast On May 10, the Sangai Express, a local daily from Imphal, reported that parts of the Thoubal multipurpose project had developed cracks. Taking note of the apparent lack of quality construction, Thounaojam Shyamkumar, deputy speaker in the state assembly, …
In the recent outbreak of avian bird flu (H5N1) in West Bengal during January-February 2008, the Government responded promptly by distributing equipment for culling operations and Tamiflu, which resulted in effective control of the outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) rightly issued a warning notice that the outbreak in West …
Home to one of the wettest regions in the world, Meghalaya is facing shortage of rainfall this monsoon, along with Gujarat and southern parts of the country. Though southwest monsoon had covered the entire country by July 10, five days ahead of the average date, southern peninsula, several states in …
"Punjab is one of those six states in the country which feels it is not necessary to enact legislation on control and development of groundwater resources,' said union water resources minister Saifuddin Soz. The other five states are Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Mnipur and Arunachal Pradesh. Incidentally, in neighbouring Haryana and …
