Free insurance policies to students for dengue
Students of nine schools of Kamrup district received free insurance policy of Rs 20,000 for dengue under the collaboration of a social-based organisation Drishtee and CAFE India under the Behtar India
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Afforestation move on city's riverfront
Protecting the fragile ecosystem of different areas is a major concern that demands efforts from many quarters. The Seuj Prakalpa, a novel programme involving the public, corporate houses and the
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SC to hear case on city's environment
A case on Guwahati city environment is listed for hearing in a Supreme Court bench in July next. The case (WP No-235) was filed by the city-based voluntary organisation Abhiyatri and others against
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Rs 105 cr action plan to tackle NE bamboo flowering
The Government of India has prepared an action plan of Rs 105 crore to tackle the problem arising out of gregarious bamboo flowering in the north-eastern region, Minister of State for Environment and
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Measures for protection of beels discussed
A two-day seminar on the
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Call to evolve practical plan to tame Brahmaputra
So far attempts to bring the Brahmaputra under control were based on the theories developed with the experiments conducted mostly on the smaller rivers. Hence there was no success in bringing the
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Demand to table Rights to Forest Bill in Parliament
The National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) has demanded that the Draft Scheduled Tribes and Forest Dwellers (Rights to Forest) Bill, 2005 should immediately be cleared by the
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Agri land policy Act in Manipur in the offing
The three-year-old ruling Secular Progressive Front (SPF) government in Manipur is "seriously discussing' for the past few weeks to bring out an Agricultural Land Policy Act in the state. "My
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Task Force for studies on anti-erosion steps
The Task Force for Flood Management and Erosion Control has recommended model studies for firming up major anti-erosion schemes. It has said that model studies should be carried out on a time bound
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Eviction drive launched in city
The Kamrup (Metropolitan) District Administration in Assam has initiated steps to widen the Bahini river channel to at least 25 feet and a massive eviction drive has already been launched in the
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Hydropower project commissioned
The picturesque and strategically most important circle headquarters, Kibithoo in the young Anjaw district, in Aruanchal Pradesh, has recently been endowed with a 30-kw Micro Hydro Power Project,