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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Pilot plant for rain water harvesting installed
A pilot plant for rain water harvesting (RWH) was installed at science parks of Regional Science Centre, Khanapara, Assam, sponsored by ASTEC. The plant has been developed by Achintya Kr Das,
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Plan to link Brahmaputra tributaries with Ganga, Teesta
In a development having wider ramifications for Assam, the Central Government, as part of its broader plan on inter-linking major river basins under Himalayan Component of National Perspective,
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Council member defends PHE role
"The Public Health Engineering department is not solely responsible for the water crisis in NC Hills, Assam, it is rather due to man-made deforestation followed by drying up of water sources,
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Drinking water scarcity hits Imphal residents
Scarcity of drinking water has hit the six lakh populated Manipur State Capital (Imphal) since the past few days due to lack of water supply from the authority as well as the late arrival of seasonal
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Citizens' bodies protest Tipaimukh dam project
The Citizens Concern for Dams and Development(CCDD), a common platform of various bodies belonging to different communities, has strongly reacted to Chief Minister O Ibobi's statement on the proposed
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Teesta hydel power project to benefit NE most: report
The NHPC's 510 MW Teesta hydel stage-V project, whose progress was reveiwed recently by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee during his visit to Assam, is one of the most ambitious power projects of
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Subansiri project awaits environment, forest clearance
The 2000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Power Project is scheduled to be completed within seven years of procuring investment approval. The National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC) is
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Hydrogen powered car
The prospect of hydrogen fuel-cell powered cars, highlighted by President Bush in his state of the Union address to Congress, promises the benefits of major reductions in air pollution and US
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Manipur rainwater harvesting project still a dream
The assurance given by the Manipur Public Health Engineering Minister Sri Govindas Konthoujam on launching of the rainwater harvesting project in the hill districts of the state is still a distant
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Orientation camp for teachers organised
An orientation camp on environmental education for the school teachers was organised by Aaranyak, a society for biodiversity conservation in north-eastern India in collaboration with the Regional