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 …
A CENTRAL team led by Union home secretary G K Pillai recently visited the district government hospital in Senapati, Manipur, to checkout the health facilities available, only to find the operation theatre (OT) locked. Not only did the hospital authorities have to struggle to locate the key when the officials, …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured that all the forest and environment projects in Northeastern region would be funded on 90:10 ratio, official sources said here on Wednesday. Speaking in the meeting of Environment and Forests Ministers in Delhi on Tuesday, Tripura Forest Minister Jitendra Chowdhury strongly demanded to allocate …
As many as 353 new species of flora and fauna have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas in the past decade, of which more than 40 per cent were found in the eight states of the Northeastern region. While the 353 discoveries include 244 plants, 16 amphibians, 16 reptiles, 14 …
The network of seismic observatory labs at Gangtok, Agartala and Itanagar to study and analyse data for forewarning people of the North East about earthquakes will be operationalised within one year
THE GOVERNMENT has signed two agreements with the Asian Development Bank to avail loans of Rs 1,500 crore for improving urban infrastructure and highways in the North East region. The ministry of finance has signed a Rs 1,000 crore loan for the North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Programme …
In a move, which is apparently aimed at snubbing China against its claim over the state of Arunachal Pradesh, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday cleared a proposal of $80 million irrigation project in bordering areas of the north eastern state. Interestingly …
This paper aimed at examining the Central Government involvement in the NER to analyze what factors define the shaping of policies and the attitude and approaches the Government pursues towards the NE. One factor, which seems to influence the framing of policies as well as defining the Government
Forests provide a number of goods and services to the people. The dependence is very high especially amongst the tribals who live close to nature and collect food, fuelwood, timber, bamboos, medicinal plants and other non-wood products from the forests. However, with the increasing socio-economic standard of the people, their …
P. Sunderarajan NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department on Friday forecast that over the next one week, rainfall activity over western, central and peninsular parts of the country is likely to remain subdued, even as Bihar, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and the north eastern region could continue to experience enhanced rainfall. …
The monsoons, which have been almost eluding the North East this season, have finally become active in the region. While most of the places in the region have been witnessing moderate to heavy rainfall since the past two days, the Meteorology department has predicted it would continue for about a …
A weak monsoon looks set to leave northeastern India high and dry. In a striking paradox, the region that boasts the once-wettest Cherrapunji and is nestled among verdant hills faces chronic rain deficiency. Manipur has a deficit of 67 per cent, while Arunachal Pradesh, the least affected, is deficient by …
JORHAT, July 23: The North East Affected Area Development Society (NEAADS), a Jorhat based voluntary organization has opposed the construction of mega dam projects to be build up in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh on the river Debang. The organization also protests the construction of Lower Suwansiri Hydro Electric Project …
Early release of funds and monitoring of progress of the works are among the steps mooted by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) B K Handique in a bid to expedite the completion of sanctioned projects of the North Eastern Council (NEC), reports PTI. The Centre would …
Insurgency and geographical isolation from the rest of India are two of the major causes for underdevelopment of the North East region of India despite the fact that the region has abundance of natural resources, said a report of the World Bank. The report of the World Bank said that …
The Northeastern States are amongst the top consumers of tobacco products in the country with Mizoram earning the dubious distinction of having the largest number of tobacco product consumers in India. Sixty-one per cent of the population in Mizoram uses some form of tobacco products. In India, 57 per cent …
