Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
One of the ways in which farmers can protect their soils is through the use of mulch. When the soil is covered with a thick layer of organic matter, it is protected from extreme rainfall, winds or drought. Mulch also serves as a home for insects, helping attract many species …
This report by the Earth Security Initiative seeks to reframe the debate of ‘land-grabs’ in terms of solutions. It builds an argument for taking decisive action on ecological and human rights from a perspective of risk management, based on the prediction that resource pressures will continue to intensify globally. The …
This State of Indian Agriculture 2011-2012 released by the Agriculture Ministry calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to enable it to meet the growing demands and meet challenges posed by the human & environmental factors. The report on the State of Indian Agriculture calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture …
The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) has slammed the Maharashtra government for clearing the Andhra Lake Wind Power Project promoted by Enercon (India) Limited. Situated near the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary here, the 113 MW wind energy project has caused “substantial forest destruction and triggered large scale soil erosion,” according …
SIVASAGAR, Feb 17 – Water Resources Minister Rajib Lochan Pegu today inaugurated an anti-erosion plan at Achala Pathar in Sivasagar district. The project aims to protect the area by implementing a Rs 6.80-crore project along Dikhow Bund from Upper Nazira to AT Road. While inaugurating the project, Pegu said that …
LONDON : Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations' Environment Programme report said on Monday. Soil contains huge quantities of carbon in the form of organic matter. which …
GUWAHATI: The All Assam Water Resource Contractors’ Association (AAWRCA) has expressed concern over the fact that although the monsoon season was only a couple of months away, the State Government had not taken any steps to control flood and erosion this year. At a press conference in Guwahati today, AAWRCA …
NEW DELHI, Feb 7 – Dismayed over the delay in establishing the proposed North East Water Resources Authority (NEWRA), Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday urged the Centre to revive the plans to revamp the ailing Brahmaputra Board. After waiting in vain for the ambitious project to take off, which …
SIVASAGAR, Feb 6 – Unabated erosion caused by the Dikhow, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, is posing a serious threat to the existence of Hanhsora Manipuri Gaon in Sivasagar district. The erosion during the rainy season has been continuing for the last 15 years. The situation is very critical and …
The Planning Commission has given its investment clearance for a Rs 115.9 crore project titled ‘Protection of Majuli Island, Assam from flood and erosion, Phase II and III.’ According to an official statement here on Wednesday, the project will be completed by the current fiscal and Plan accounts would be …
NEW DELHI, Feb 1 – Decks have been cleared for execution of the crucial phase of the Majuli Island Protection Project aimed at ensuring protection of sattras, with the Planning Commission on Wednesday sanctioning investment clearance for implementation of the Phase II and III of the anti-eorsion project at an …
The UNEP Year Book 2012 depicts the status of key environmental indicators, shows that we have been experiencing an exceptional level of ecological extremes and highlights the benefits of soil carbon and decommissioning nuclear power plants. The UNEP has released the UNEP Year Book 2012, which presents important events and …
KOLKATA/PATNA, 30 JAN: The chief minister's proposed visit to the Aila-affected areas in the Sunderbans tomorrow is likely to be another gimmick as the state government has so far failed to acquire required land for setting up embankment. The state has got only 150 acres out of required 4,000 acres …
Current paradigms generally assume that increased plant nitrogen (N) should enhance herbivore performance by relieving protein limitation, increasing herbivorous insect populations. We show, in contrast to this scenario, that host plant N enrichment and high-protein artificial diets decreased the size and viability of Oedaleus asiaticus, a dominant locust of north …
SHILLONG: Pointing out that the State is blessed with the highest amount of rainfall, Principal Secretary of Soil and Water Conservation PBO Warjri rued the fact that the State has not been able to retain this blessing. “The total amount of water which precipitates from Meghalaya either goes to Bangladesh …
GUWAHATI: Erosion was a graver problem in Assam compared to floods as it resulted in permanent land loss and crippled a family”, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Wednesday. “It is an area where much importance has to be accorded by the Central Government and the Brahmaputra Board”, Gogoi said …
JORHAT, Jan 17 – Visiting the erosion-hit areas at Salmora, Majuli this afternoon, P K Bansal, Union Cabinet Minister of Water Resources and V H Pala, Minister of State for Water Resources, stated at a meeting held in the Majuli College playground near Daria Bridge that Majuli has enough potential …
Dhubri, Jan. 5: A Rs 14-crore project to protect villages along downstream Koimari to Moisa upto Chilarai bridge under Agomoni revenue circle of Dhubri district has been sanctioned by the Centre, while another anti-erosion project worth Rs 2 crore to protect Gou Jhapusabari border village has been sanctioned by the …
Riverbank erosion is one of the most unpredictable and critical type of disasters that takes into account the quantity of rainfall, soil structure, river morphology, topography of river and adjacent areas, and floods. Such calamity took tolls less in lives but more in livelihood as agricultural land and homesteads along …
