Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Mukul underlines the need to back North East at Global Bamboo Summit in Indore SHILLONG: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Saturday attended the Global Bamboo Summit which was held at Indore from April 8 to 10. The event was jointly organized by the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE), New …
The Government of India has chalked out an ambitious plan to invest one lakh crore rupees over a period of five years for improvement of road communication in the entire north-eastern region and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways started holding workshops for all the stakeholders from today. Today …
At a time when plants and animals are under threat across the world, nature lovers and conservationists in India have 349 reasons to feel happy. Scientists and taxonomists of the country have discovered 349 new species of flora and fauna in the past one year — 173 species and genera …
China has announced that it has completed a major hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra, called Yarlung Zangbo, in Tibet. The dam is bound to enhance fears in India and Bangladesh about flash floods and related risks like landslides involving lives of millions of people downstream. India has repeatedly expressed concern …
According to the ‘India State of Forest Report 2013’, 627 sq km of forest cover has decreased in the Northeastern States from 2011 to 2013 GUWAHATI: Although the Northeastern States are rich in forest resources and have a considerable amount of green cover, the region, of late, has witnessed decrease …
BHOPAL: More than half of Madhya Pradesh faces threat of adverse weather conditions on account of global warming and climate change, a new study has revealed. With an aim to predict impact of global warming and climate change on MP, a study on vulnerable zones and risk involved was carried …
Mushrooming of illegal saw mills in East Siang district has become a big threat to the environment. The Forest Department, more or less, has failed to curb the illegal timber operation which is going on unabated at Mebo, Ruksin, Nari and other parts of the district despite ban on tree …
State–owned ONGC has finally agreed to supply natural gas to 101–MW capacity Monarchak power plant that is being set up by government–run NEEPCO in western Tripura, senior officials said here on Sunday. “We would start supplying gas to Monarchak power plant from this year end. We need seven to eight …
A monsoon failure in 2014 due to El Niño’s return could slow the pace of economic recovery, and gross domestic product could grow just 5.2% in the 2014-15 fiscal, said a Crisil Research report on Tuesday. Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said last week that El Niño conditions, which caused the …
Recent decades have likely been the wettest on record in the semi–arid Tibetan plateau, researchers say, warning that any further large–scale warming might lead to even greater rainfall in Tibet, the birthplace for Asia’s great rivers. The wettest individual year reconstructed in 3,500 years in northeastern Tibet is 2010, say …
The Centre has identified 22 river stretches in the northeastern States which could be developed for cargo transportation. “The identified river stretches have been shared with the concerned State governments and they have been requested to send proposals for assistance. So far only three proposals have been received, one of …
Much to the delight of the zoologists across the country, a new species of moderate sized Labeonine fish, locally known as ‘Ngop’, was discovered in Arunachal Pradesh by an amateur naturalist. The fist from the genus Garra has been discovered in Upper Siang district by Lakpa Tamang, a former staff …
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rs. 22,507-crore National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) that seeks to address healthcare challenges in towns and cities with focus on urban poor. The scheme will now be introduced as a sub-mission under the National Health Mission (NHM). The mission will be implemented in …
Eight years ago, when an opposition member in the Assam assembly wanted to know how many districts had reported arsenic contamination in groundwater, public health minister Dinesh Prasad Goala's reply was five. Last week, when the same question was raised again, present minister Gautam Roy's reply showed how far the …
Economic Survey 2013: Agriculture reforms must, says report. With agriculture growth rate falling short of the 4 per cent target in last five years, the sector needs urgent reforms to boost crop yields and private investment in infrastructure so as to motivate farmers and feed the growing population. The farm …
GUWAHATI: The Group of Ministers (GoM) on hydropower projects in the Brahmaputra basin, in its recommendations, has stressed the need for special financial assistance packages for the areas to be affected by the impact of hydro–electric or multi–purpose projects. The GoM has also recommended free electricity connections to the affected …
The Cabinet will take up the proposal for a National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) on Thursday. It will cater to the 37.7 crore urban population and will be a sub-mission of an overarching National Health Mission (NHM) for urban and rural areas. In a potentially contentious proposal and a shift …
To avoid accidents on upcoming Sevoke-Rangpo line To get started a project that has been hanging for four years now for want of environment and forest clearance, the Railways have decided to install sensors to track the pachyderms present on or near rail tracks. The Railway Ministry has sought a …
GUWAHATI: Advocating their support to the Lower Subansiri Hydro–electric Power Project (LSHEP) and the big dam issue, the North East Power News on the sidelines of their press meet on the Global Energy Conference, 2013 on “Development of Power with Peace” said that Northeast would suffer if there is obstruction …
With hills and mountains dotting the landscape of North Eastern region, the Centre plans to promote the region as an ‘adventure tourism’ destination to increase the flow of tourists, particularly foreign tourists, said Union minister of state for tourism K Chiranjeevi. “We know not all the roads are in good …
