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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Sikkim Forest dept denies Press report
Stung by press criticism for being unable to check massive deforestation in North Sikkim areas, the State's Forest department on Tuesday claime that only 87 trees, worth over Rs 10 lakh, have been
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Malaria spreads to more areas in Nalbari
The outbreak of malaria, viral fever and hepatitis has assumed alarming proportions in different parts of north bank of Nalbari district patricularly in the areas of Tamulput, Mussalpur, Barama,
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Manipur to take effective steps soon
In an effort to take steps for controlling the pollution in the State, the Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rule 1999 will be enforced from January 1
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4 more medicinal plants identified
The scientists in Arunachal Pradesh have identified around four more medicinal plants in the sleepy township of Seijosa in remotest East Kameng district.The identified medicinal plants are photoo,
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Foreign NGO to fight malaria in State
Winner of the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize, Medicines Sans Frontiers - MSF, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has undertaken a venture to identify the ways and means for its participation in Assam's
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Pollution notice to 2 State refineries
The State Pollution Control Board (PCBA) has served show cause notices on the authorities of the Guwahati Refinery, the Digboi Refinery, the Cachar Paper Mill of the Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC)
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PCBA prepares report on environment
The Pollution Control Voard, Assam (PCBA) has prepared a project proposed for making a comprehensive report on the state of environment in the State for the financial assistance from the Union
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Sikkim HC orders fresh CBI probe
The Sikkim High Court has ordered a fresh enquiry by the CBI into a case relating to felling of trees in North and West districts of the
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NE forest cover less than 18 pc
Every second, one-and-a-half acres of forest land are being denuded globally resulting in loss of forest cover to the extent of 17 million hectares per annum. With the depletion of forest cover, more
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New variety of rice developed
The Regional Agricultural Research Station, Titabar, has developed a new variety of rice -Prafulla which can withstand the vagaries of