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 …
Watershed management in India has been defined as rational utilization of land and water, and water resources for optimurn, and sustained production with minimum hazards to natural resources. It is essentially related to soil and water conservation. Hence, it means proper land use, protecting land from all forms of degradations, …
In the study, 57 medicinal plant species belonging to 45 genera and 36 families have been recorded. Out of these, the most important species found were Aesculus punduana, Boerhavia diffusa, Dillenia pentagyna, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Justicia adhatoda, Oroxylum indicum, Rauvolfia densiflora, Rauvolfia serpentina, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia belerica and Terminalia chebula. The …
Three films from North East, including two from Manipur, have been nominated for screening at the prestigious 5th CMS Vatavaran, Environment and Wildlife Film Festival, 2009 to be held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi from October 27 to 31 under the theme Climate Change and Sustainable Technologies. The two …
Scientists differ on the possibility of a massive earthquake in the NE region in near future, though the spectre of a massive earthquake, measuring 8 or above in the Richter Scale, has started haunting the popular psyche following the repeated incidents of tremors here. There is also a prediction that …
An earthquake of moderate intensity, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, rocked the city around 2-23pm today. Official sources here said that the jerk resulted in some negligible cracks in a Fancy Bazar building even as unofficial sources contend the official version claiming that more city buildings developed cracks due …
A medium-intensity earthquake shook Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan and north Bangladesh on Monday afternoon and killed atleast 10 persons, including three Indians, in Bhutan. The tremor made people, scared by reports that a major earthquake would hit the region in near future, run out of homes and offices. Bhutan …
Apple production started in Arunachal Pradesh a couple of years back but the State is yet to become a producer of any repute mainly due to lack of post-harvest facilities in the State. However, the Technology Mission for Horticulture in Northeastern States has now decided to impart training to apple …
The focus of the World Bamboo Congress, starting today in Thailand, will be to promote and develop Brahmaputra-Mekong Valley axis for sustainable bamboo development, reports PTI. World Bamboo Organisation (WBO) president Kamesh Salam, who is also the Director of Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), told PTI the brainstorming session …
The Centre has released Rs 80.56 crore for the development of horticulture in all north-eastern States, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Under the Technology Mission for north-eastern States, a Centrally-sponsored scheme implemented by the Agriculture Ministry, Rs 57.46 crore has been earmarked for Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, …
Five earthquakes of moderate intensity that have jolted the North East region between August 11 and September 4, have raised concern among the people as they apprehend that a mega earthquake may be on the offing. The region experienced the last mega earthquake in 1950, which left a trail of …
SILCHAR, Sept 4: Barak Valley along with the entire Northeast has been hit by an earthquake for the fourth time in the last 23 days, causing serious concern among the people of this region. According to many, four tremors in such a short time, the last to happen was at …
Guwahati: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale jolted the North-Eastern states at around 1.21 am on Friday, according to Meteorological Department sources. The epicenter was found along India-Myanmar border in Manipur, 96 km east-southeast of Imphal. There were no reports of damage or causalities. This is the …
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale shook the North-East in the wee hours today with its epicentre at Myanmar-India border region, reports PTI. People ran out of their houses as the quake, biggest in the past nine years, rocked buildings triggering panic. However no reports of casualties …
The North East Electrical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) had warned the Lakhimpur district administration of any downstream affect of its dam of Ranganadi Power Plant in Yazali, Arunachal Pradesh two years before its released matters devastated North Lakhimpur on June 14, 2008. This was stated by Keshab Kishna Chatradhara, the secretary …
Aspects of life history and morphometry of Günther’s oriental slender snake Trachischium guentheri (Boulenger, 1890) was studied along the Lachen and Lachung valleys of North Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India during 2003 – 2005. A total of 360 snakes were observed in 1026 man-hours of time constrained visual encounter surveys. Females …
The north-eastern region of India with all its potential, natural and otherwise can be turned into a hub of tourism with adoption of proper multi-fold planning and strategies, opined Dr Shyam Bhadra Medhi, former Commissioner and Secretary to various departments of Assam government and visiting scholar, London School of Economics, …
