Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of New item titled “Six workers killed in fire inside Nagaland rat-hole mine “appearing in The Hindu Bureau Dated 27.01.2024 Vs Nagaland Pollution Control Board & Others dated 30/04/2024. Cognizance of the case was taken up suo-motu …
Kohima: After a gap of almost twenty years, Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang on Monday officially launched the resumption of oil exploration in Champang and Tsori areas under the Wokha district of Nagaland. The exploration would be carried out by the Metropolitan Oil and Gas Private Limited (MO&GPL;), New …
According to the ‘India State of Forest Report 2013’, 627 sq km of forest cover has decreased in the Northeastern States from 2011 to 2013 GUWAHATI: Although the Northeastern States are rich in forest resources and have a considerable amount of green cover, the region, of late, has witnessed decrease …
The total area under forest cover now stands at 697,888 sq km of geographical area, an increase of almost 1% over 2011 India’s forest cover continues to hold steady at 21% of the country’s geographical area despite pressure from increasing population, urbanisation and industrial use, and increased demand for cattle …
Nagaland dwellings plentiful bee flora is as a natural endowment. Indigenous techniques, equipments and traditional beekeeping knowledge are goldsmith due to simplicity and low cost input, shows great promise to visionaries for their envisage. The suitable agro-climate, plenty bee flora and immemorial practice with rich traditional knowledge offers enormous potential …
Despite the huge expenditure on education under the previous United Progressive Alliance government, latest statistics on elementary education show that the percentage of government and aided schools providing mid-day meals to students has dropped from 94.83 in 2012-2013 to 88.60 in 2013-14. A similar drop has also been witnessed in …
Nagaland minister for public health engineering department Noke Wangnao inaugurated an innovative water technology project — solar-powered water treatment unit — at Tsiesema village near Kohima on Friday. Nagaland is the first state in the country to set up the unique technology. Wangnao said three similar projects had been installed …
Gariphema village in Nagaland has been declared the country’s first “tobacco-free village”. The declaration was made by Principal Secretary R Benchilo Thong on the occasion of “World No Tobacco Day” on Saturday at the Gariphema Village Council hall near here. It was result of an initiative taken by the Gariphema …
India’s tiger reserves have been witness to devastating forest fires many of which have been triggered by the timber lobby mafia. The catastrophic fire at the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WSS) in Kerala some weeks ago took four days of massive firefighting. The report of senior vigilance officer to the Kerala …
Kohima: The Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) of Old Jalukie village under Peren district has been selected for the India Biodiversity Award 2014 under the co-management category, official sources on Wednesday said. JFMC has been invited to attend the ceremony scheduled tomorrow at Port Blair in the Andaman & Nicobar …
Kohima: As per the 2014 Sentinel Surveillance Report, Nagaland has recorded the highest prevalence of HIV & AIDS in the country with an alarming ratio of 0.88 per cent against country’s figure stands at 0.37 per cent. According to the Medical Officer in-charge of Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) Centre, Dimapur, …
The Assam government has set up a committee to ascertain the feasibility of the trimming horns of translocated and stray rhinoceros in the state. The committee has invited opinion from environmentalists and activists on the pros and cons of trimming of horns as an experimental measure to help save translocated …
Ahead of the polls, the cabinet is expected to consider several measures, including a proposal to raise the workdays under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to 150 a year for scheduled tribes and forest dwellers and another to open 54 Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country in …
A low intensity earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook India's northeastern states on Sunday night, officials said. The quake occurred around 10.35 p.m. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property. According to the Regional Seismological Centre here, the epicentre was in Arunachal Pradesh's West …
Kohima: The Konyak Union (KU) will enforce a ban on coalmine extraction in Mon district till a systematic and safe method of extraction is practiced by the Department of Geology and Mining of the Government of Nagaland and the ban will come into effect from October 2014. According to a …
Nagaland Directorate of Industries & Commerce commissioned 10 KW Solar Power Station at the Directorate on February 15 with Director of Industries & Commerce, Er Thekruneituo Kire, as the chief guest. Director of New & Renewable Energy (NRE), Er TS Angami in a brief report on the project highlighted the …
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is undertaking multi-state mega mock exercises, covering the eight states of the NE region, on March 10 and 13 next to assess the gap in the earthquake preparedness plans of the region. Disclosing this at a media sensitisation workshop here today, NDMA member T …
The forest fire, which originated from Mt Japfu five days ago and spread to the south and south-west of the twin peak, threatening to destroy the Dzukou Valley, is said to be almost under control. An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter joined the efforts to control and douse the fire …
Agartala: The World Bank would provide the major share of a Rs.8,150-crore project to create infrastructure in the power sector in six northeastern states, officials said here Tuesday. State-owned Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) would execute the World Bank-aided projects in six of the eight northeastern states of …
GUWAHATI: The residents of Doyang village in Nagaland have transformed a killing field of Amur Falcons into a successful conservation story by shunning traditional hunting last year. Now, their efforts have been recognized and lauded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s Convention on the Migratory Species and Animals. Millions …