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 …
Gangtok, Oct. 4: The Himalayan Zoological Park housing high altitude endangered wildlife species is set to be upgraded at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore over the next five years. The park
This training manual describes how to prepare a Village Water Safety Plan. A Water Safety Plan is useful to address water quality problems, to help operate and maintain the water supply scheme, and to identify and estimate the cost of improvements (investments) that are needed.
After the Coal Ministry, now the Mines Ministry is upset with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). Hitting out at the MoEF for sitting on the renewal applications for 280 mines in the country, it has also demanded inclusion of firm provisions in the Forest Conservation Act to …
HIV-positive cases in children on the riseIt’s an alarming fact that has made the Union health ministry sit up and take notice: data from across the country is showing a rise in the number of paediatric HIV cases. Of the 2.5 million people with HIV in India today, four per …
Gangtok, Sept 23: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling yesterday said that there is no dearth of employment opportunities in the State since lots of people from outside the state earn their livelihood by working here.
ITANAGAR, Sept 12: A team of the Joint Review Committee of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) constituted by the Ministries of Tribal Affairs and Environment & Forests will be visiting Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and North Bengal from September 19 to 25 next. In Arunachal the team will conduct public …
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Members of the Lepcha community, an indigenous tribe of the Darjeeling hills, went on an indefinite hunger strike here on Wednesday demanding clarity from the State and Central governments on their
Gangtok, Sept 8: A presentation and interactive session on organic farming was organized by Food Security and Agriculture Development Department at Chintan Bhawan on Monday. The Government of Sikkim has set a target to convert the State into totally organic State by 2015. The Food Security and Agriculture Development Department …
Gangtok, Sept 7: The National Sikkimese Bhutia Organization (NASBO) has expressed apprehensions about the adverse impact of the proposed Lithang Hydro-Power Project in West Sikkim on the environment and socio-cultural heritage. The organization in a press release issued yesterday said the Lithang project is none other than same old Rathong …
Gangtok, Sept 7: Rural Management and Development department Minister C B Karki inaugurated the first Water Testing Laboratory of Sikkim at the State Institute for Rural Development, Karfectar, Jorethang, South Sikkim. The Minister said that the water testing laboratory met an important requirement of the State, highlighting that although Sikkim
The alpine vegetation of the Sikkim Himalaya has received limited attention despite being a part of the Eastern Himalaya global biodiversity hotspot. The current study undertaken in the third highest landscape in the world—the Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP)—provides information on the different alpine vegetation communities and aspects of their ecology. …
Gangtok, July 28: Want to buy a car? Get a garage first. This is what the Sikkim transport department has told residents of the state where, as almost everywhere in India, cars parked along roads choke traffic. The department issued a notification this month making it mandatory for buyers to …
