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 glacier of the world famous Mount Kanchenzonga in Sikkim has receded 4.5 metres in the last 17 years (1986-2005), Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh confirmed on Monday. The studies conducted by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) indicate that the Mt. Kanchenzonga glacier in Sikkim is …
Sikkim would soon acquire the distinction of having a hydro power station at an altitude of around 13,000 feet, the highest in the entire country. The work on this proposed mini hydel power project in Thangu in North Sikkim would start soon with active intervention from the State department of …
GANGTOK, Nov 22: Sikkim would soon acquire the distinction of having a hydro power station at an altitude of around 13,000 ft, the highest in the country. The work on this proposed mini-hydel power project would start soon with an active intervention from the State Department of Science and Technology, …
Trying to keep pace with the infrastructure development in Tibet by China, the Border Road Organisation (BRO) is constructing 61 roads along Indo-China border covering a total length of 3377 Km in five States including Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. With reports of intrusions pouring in from Arunachal Pradesh top priority …
Sikkim Flood Control and Irrigation Minister Dawcho Lepcha has called for the inclusion of the State as a permanent member of the Brahmaputra Board, a statutory body under the Union Ministry of Water Resources. Sikkim should be considered for permanent membership along with other Northeastern States in the Brahmaputra Board, …
GANGTOK, Nov 12: A two-year-old Himalayan black bear was found dead at Dokeythang forest reserve in West Sikkim, forest officials said today. The carcass of the wild animal, a female, was detected by locals yesterday, who informed the forest authorities, the officials said. According to the locals, the beast was …
Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has committed that the public sector hydro and thermal power projects would be converted into instruments of social development with the new policy of the Centre to allocate one percent of the total project cost for rehabilitation and development of the persons affected by …
Gangtok: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on Wednesday called upon the Army, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and state government officials to evolve a collective mechanism for protecting environment in the biodiversity-rich Sikkim. After laying the foundation stone for a
GANGTOK, Nov 9: On the second day of his three-day visit to Sikkim, Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has praised Sikkim for its stand towards Hydel projects. He said Sikkim has a high potential to acquire a best fit position among the several Indian States. He further added that …
GANGTOK, Nov 6: To ensure transparency in the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), the Sikkim Legal Services Authority has notified constitution of Lok Adalats (public courts) to hear grievances and complaints related to the implementation of the central flagship programme, official sources said today. The Lok …
This report presented by Dept. of Science & Technology, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok at " Glaciers, climate change and livelihood summit" on 29-30 October 2009 at Shimla. This document presents the programmes taken up for glacier studies and climate change adaptation programmes in Sikkim and seeks the GOI's support on …
Sarikah Atreya The Government of Sikkim, farmers and other stakeholders of agriculture in the State came together yesterday to urge the Union Government to extend its fertiliser subsidy support to organic fertilisers, while implementing the newly proposed direct subsidy system. They made the demand at a public consultation on the …
The Eastern Himalayan region has been proposed as another National Agricultural Biodiversity Heritage Site, based on six indices. The region is the richest in species diversity among the northeastern states of India. It is the center of diversity for several widely distributed plant taxa and a crucible for speciation encompassing …
In a glimmer of hope for six hydel projects in North Sikkim with a projected generation capacity of 1,047 MW, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) has sought complete technical data for consideration of its earlier decision to put them on hold. Complete technical data from a competent …
Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve (KBR), the virgin pockets of the forests, in the Sikkim Himalaya, was known earlier as National Park since 1977 covering 1,784 km. The vascular plant diversity of KBR is remarkable having 1580 vascular plants.
Democracy," Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi once said, "is the art and science of mobilising the entire physical, economic and spiritual resources of various sections of the people in the service of the common good of all." The ghost of spirituality went out with the Mahatma. What is in the domain of …
