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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Inquiry into Jaintia Hills cement project
Reacting to concerns expressed in the media, the Meghalaya Government has decided to initiate an inquiry into the controversy over the setting up of cement plants near some of the longest cave
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Draft agreement ready
The draft for the agreement between the State Government and National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for execution of the 2000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project is now ready. The draft
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Seminar on watershed development
The Assam Horticultural Society will organise a one-day seminar-cum-training session on watershed development approach to control flood in Assam on February 13 at the Rudra Singha Sports Complex,
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Protest over games involving elephants
Several animal welfare groups, including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and People For Animals (PFA), have raised questions over some of the proposed activities involving
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Stress on preservation of wetlands
Renowned environmentalist Prof Andre F Clewell stressed the need for preserving and restoring Assam State's wetlands, which he said, were under tremendous pressure from resource utilisation and
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Scientific breakthrough in pig breeding in Manipur
The pig breeding project funded by the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Dairy and the breeding research works carried out by the Central Agriculture University, (CAU), Imphal has finally struck upon
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Plan to highlight NE biodiversity
The centenary celebration of the Kaziranga National Park, from February 11 to 17, would provide ample scope to highlight the biodiversity of North East India, of which the Park is a symbol, said
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Restoration of degraded ecosystems possible: expert
Noted restoration ecologist and former president, Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)-International, Prof Andre F Clewell feels that it is possible to restore degraded ecosystems through the
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NE, eastern States report half of country's malaria deaths
Ten States in the North-east and eastern region which, otherwise, are thought to be "generously blessed by nature' also harbour mosquitoes and are responsible for half of the malarial deaths within
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Centre's nod to stormwater drainage project at Jorhat
The Government of India has approved the Assam State Government's proposal for construction of storm water drainage scheme for Jorhat master plan area with an investment of Rs 1519.35 lakh. The Union