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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Concern over activities of Lumding forest ranger
The forest ranger, Lumding has come under fire from the Block Congress (I) authority in particular and a section of propel including the environmentalists in general for his alleged corrupt
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Floods in NE to cost insurers $70bn
The record-breaking rain that trigered devastating foods all-over the world including Assam and adjoining areas in the region is set to cost USD 70 billion even as leading insurers on Tuesday warned
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Rhinos get WWF help for habitat extension in KNP
International pressure to come to the rescue of rhinoceros by securing Assam's reserve forest land from illegal encroachment is likely to increase, with the WWF calling for habitat improvement and
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Central team in Manipur to assess flood damage
A ten-member high-level team of Central officials have started their inspection of the flood affected places of the four valley districts of Manipur from Thursday morning. The visiting Central team,
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Preventive environmental management
Preventive Environmental Management (PEM) is a strategy of preventive actions in anticipation of adverse effects. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) refers to "cleaner production" as a
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Assam, Sikkim to get ADB aid
Finally some news that is likely to bring cheers to the Northeast. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to hike its annual lending to India to USD 2 billion by 2005. Extension of ADB
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NABARD award for cooperative banks
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been playing an important role in the strengthening of rural credit structure. As part of its institutional development measures,
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Wild tuskers creating havoc in Rani area
Like in previous years, the wild elephants have again started appearing in the paddy fields in Rani area (Assam) While the farmers are ready to collect the paddy crops, the wild elephants have
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Hunger hot spots in India
One billion strong India has the highest absolute number of hungry people in the world according to a recent survey by the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP). The groundbreaking survey of