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 …
In mid-altitude of the North Eastern Hill (NEH) region of India, a second crop of rice following the harvest of main kharif (July to mid-November) rice is not possible due to early onset of low temperature (<15
A 10-member parliamentary committee on a tour of various states in India believes that a lot needs to be done till the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) succeeds in its mission. The central scheme is essentially aimed at universalising elementary education in the country.
The North Eastern region may be suffering from serious power shortages, however, Union Power Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde today predicted that scenario is expected to improve with several power companies working in the region. Briefing newsmen after the State Power Ministers conference, Shinde said that PSU giants like NTPC and …
The overall rainfall deficit in the State during this monsoon touched 30 per cent today. Disclosing this, Regional Meteorology Centre (RMC) sources here said that Meghalaya has recorded the highest rainfall deficit of 76 per cent during this monsoon. On the other hand, Arunachal Pradesh has been witnessing a rainfall …
Work on infrastructure projects in the North-east is all set to gather momentum, with Ministry DoNER firming up a road map for finalisation of projects and preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), within the first 100 days of the UPA Government. The projects covering all eight North Eastern States (NES) …
The Manipur Government has requested the Union Ministry of Agriculture for additional funds for setting up of seven more horticulture processing units under the Technology Mission for Development of Horticulture in North Eastern Region citing that four units have been set up so far in Manipur. An official source said …
Cane and bamboo industry in the North East is expected to get further impetus with a Cane and Bamboo Technology Park (CBTP) that is coming up at Byrnihat under the aegis of the North Eastern Council (NEC). The ambitious project estimated to cost Rs 497.63 lakh will be implemented by …
Efforts will be made to streamline the functioning of the Department for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) so that the proposals received from the Governments of the states of the region are cleared as soon as possible, asserted the Minister in charge of DoNER, BK Handique. Talking to …
New Delhi: Declaration of swine flu as pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has rung alarm bells in North-East India which has nearly one-fourth of the total pig population in the country and consumption of pork is fairly common. Although experts and scientists have opined that well-cooked pork can …
AGARTALA, June 16: Authorities in the northeastern region have stepped up precautionary measures against the spread of swine flu, besides banning import of pigs and pork products from adjoining countries, officials said Tuesday. A health official said no case of influenza A(H1N1) infection had been reported in Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya …
The state of the global climate and implications emerging from climate change were deliberated upon by a number of resource persons and scholars who took part in a symposium, Our Planet in Crisis, organised by the Gauhati University in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Social Sciences today. In her …
Cooling water booth installed in school at West Mambalam KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: D. Jayasudha, a student of Government Medical College, Vellore, receives books from Rajya Sabha member M.S. Swaminathan at a function organised by the Rajasthani Association, Tamil Nadu, in Chennai on Sunday. CHENNAI: Women in the North-East States are …
ICTs and Indian Social Change: Diffusion, Poverty, Governance by M Vijaybaskar, Ashwin Saith and V Gayathri, Sage, Rs 750 This is a book for techno-idealists. It has much on the impact of information and communication technologies on the lives of people. It traces how technologies work on urban and rural …
Bamboo with its multifarious utility plays an important role in food and nutritional security of the tribal population in North-East India besides industrial value. Most of the tree improvement in bamboo is based on phenotypic selection followed by clonal multiplication. Since bamboo flowers rarely sexual propagation based improvement has limited …
Hot spell in India kills 80 in eastern India. Heat waves now come earlier and stay longer. This latest special report by Down To Earth team covers the heat struck regions of India to figure out what is happening to the weather. More » See Also: Feature: Rain shocked http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20090315&filename;=news&sid;=47&sec;_id=9 …
