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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Birth-death registration rate in State poor
The level of birth and death registrations in Assam is extremely unsatisfactory, with just 54.6 per cent births and 27.14 per cent deaths having been recorded in the year 2003, which is among the
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State losing out on mineral royalty
The Government of Assam earns royalty amounting to more than Rs 750 crore per year as royalties from the mineral resources of the State and though the royalty from crude oil is increasing over the
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Poachers attack forest guards in Pobitora
Several frontline forest personnel of the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam were brutally attacked by miscreants fishing within the protected confines of the sanctuary. Three of the forest
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New varieties of jute developed
The Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Nagaon, of Assam Agricultural University (AAU) recently developed two new jute varieties along with complementary, production technologies including
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Bid to conserve avi-fauna in wetland areas of Jorhat dist
A number of local green bodies attending an Aaranyak-organised two-day bird-watching camp recently at Kokilamukh off Jorhat city in Assam, have joined hands to conserve the rich avi-faunal wealth
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State fails to tap bamboo potential
Assam would lose out on significant gains, if the State Government fails to realize the economic potential of bamboo. The time has arrived for the State Government and entrepreneurs to seize the
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Workshop on watershed management in NE favours joint ventures
Participants at a recent workshop-cum-seminar on watershed approaches to control flood and accelerating sustainable development of agri-horti sector were by and large in favour of joint ventures for
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Project to popularise Badiasisa wetland
The Brahmaputra Vigyan Vidyalaya, Dumuni Choki, launched an ambitious project titled "The natural environment of Badiasisa will attract the tourists' on the potentiality of the wetlands for nature
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Seismic micro-zonation of city soon
With the North East region prone to frequent seismic activity, the Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) here undertook,
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Move to clear dangerous' rocks from city hills
Soil Conservation Department's South Bank Division has embarked on a drive to save the inhabitants in city's Chandmari Krishnanagar locality from the threats of giant rocks suspending perilously.