Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raghubir Singh Garia Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 22/04/2025. The matter related to illegal mining of soap stone in village Papon, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The complainant, a resident of the village said that illegal mining of soap stone …
An earthquake of moderate intensity rocked the North East region around 2.32 pm today. The intensity of the earthquake was 5.5 on the Richter scale, said sources in the Central Seismological Observatory, Shillong. Sources said that the epicenter of the earthquake was in Latitude 25.50 degree north and Longitude 94.80 …
With huge potential to generate power in the Northeastern region remaining untapped, the Government has earmarked an investment of over Rs 37,400 crore for setting up power projects to add 5,350 MW capacity by 2016, reports PTI. The Ministry of Power plans to add 5,350 MW power generation capacity in …
AGARTALA, Dec 21: In order to ensure better passenger amenities, Ministry of Railways has announced to make available free quality drinking water round-the-clock at railway stations in the northeastern states through Reverse Osmosis (RO) process. Railway officials here said a similar scheme was introduced in other parts of the country …
At a time when the impact of global warming and human activities have been recognised as threats to Northeast India, a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has emphasised the need for concerted action to protect the Eastern Himalayan region. A study report
The Meghalaya government has okayed the execution of the 500 MW thermal power project by the state-run North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO). "One per cent of the project cost would be used for the development works in the project area in the East Garo Hills district," Meghalaya Power …
Contrary to reports, the Centre has claimed that per capita income of the North Eastern States have been increasing during the last 15 years. No, the per capital income of the NES has not been on a downward spiral for the past 15 years, said Minister DoNER, Bijoy Krishna Hendique …
Environmental experts and researchers along with representatives from several sectors working in the North East have sounded an alarm over risks faced by the region due to climate change. In a two-day seminar organised by the Northeast Social Research Centre, Foundation for Social Transformation, and Indo-global Social Service Society, they …
With only a few days to go before the Copenhagen Conference on climate change opens, experts have underlined the acute need for an effective action plan in Assam. Their fears are accentuated by the fact that climate change in the hills and the plains would affect people and environment in …
Present paper deals with 74 species of food plants of medicinal value out of hundreds found in the beautiful valleys and hills of Manipur lying in the extreme North-Eastern region of the country.
This State of Forest Report 2009 is the eleventh edition in a biennial series published by the Forest Survey of India. Shows that India's green cover during the period 1997-2007 had grown by 3.13 million hectares. For the first time, India's forests have been mapped into 16 forest type groups …
This paper deals with a new species viz. Bambusa mokokchungeana from Nagaland and with nomenclature of the bamboos from North East India and Andaman Island.
UNION Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday the Centre will soon formulate a comprehensive legislation to protect the country's biodiversity. Addressing newspersons at the Salim Ali Centre For Ornithology and Natural History at Anaikatty , he said three important biodiversity hotspots namely the Himalayas, the Western …
The plan to mine uranium in Meghalaya to address the needs of the nuclear industry in India has run into opposition and protests in the state. A complicated story featuring the opposition led by the Khasi Students Union emerges as one delves into the issue. Placing an active source of …
NEW DELHI: Following serious concern over vital drinking water in rural areas in the North Eastern states including Meghalaya, the ministry has directed all the states to take adequate safety measures to tackle the problem and opt for rainwater harvesting. On the directions of the Minister of State for Rural …
Though Assam and other parts of the North East are considered vulnerable to high intensity earthquakes and considering the vulnerability of the region, the Government of India deployed a battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Assam, the preparedness of Assam to deal with any such eventuality is …
GUWAHATI, Nov 12: The Northeastern Regional Cell of the Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) is organizing a stakeholder workshop cum strategy discussion meet on the conservation of Hoolock Gibbons in the North-eastern States on November 13, 2009 at Shilpgram in Guwahati. A press release stated that schedule I endangered species, …
The Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Mahadeo Singh Khandela, today asserted that the Centre was giving priority to providing all-weather roads to accelerate the pace of development in the North-east. Khandela said this while laying the foundation stone of the Gauhati University bypass and a two-lane …
Energy experts from USA, UK, Canada and India are all set to meet on a common platform to discuss the issues and challenges regarding the energy resources of North East and evolve a roadmap for fruitful tapping of the energy potential of the region. These experts will meet during a …
