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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Protecting Tripura's unique biodiversity
Tripura is endowed with vast natural resources. The State has a total area of 10,169 sq km out of which 6,168 sq. km is occupied by forest (exclusive of tea gardens). Over the years due to habitat
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People living on dykes for the last 15 years in south Kamrup areas
More than 500 families under Palasbari constituency and Chhaygaon constituency who have been rendered homeless by erosion of the river Brahmaputra, have been living on dykes for the last 15 years.
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Sikkim registers fall in sex ratio
Sex ratio in Sikkim has come down to 875 women per 1,000 men in 2001 from 878 in 1991 as the state's over-all population increased by 32.98 per cent in the last decade, the new census report
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Centre urged to set programmes, hold mass immunisation camps
Vaccination for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is not only a must for the new-born and children, it is also equally required for the adult and aged, an expert on gastroenterology Shiv Sarin, head
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Sikkim female literacy rate jumps in 30 years
Female literacy rate in Sikkim has jumped significantly from 8.9 per cent in 1971 to 61.46 per cent in 2001 even though the sex ratio of the State witnessed a decline in the latest population
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Mild quake rocks Shillong
An earth-quake of mild intensity was felt here at 11:10 am today, according to the Seismological Observatory Centre. The magnitude of the quake on the richter scale was 2.6, and its epicentre was
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Call for dynamic approach to face challenges before agriculture
Noted biotechnologist, Dr VI Chopra today called for a new and dynamic approach to face the challenges before Indian agriculture. Reliance on Green Revolution technology is not enough, he
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7 tuskers found dead in Tezpur
At least seven wild tuskers were found dead in a paddy field at Haleshwar area under Tezpur sub-division in Sonitpur district this morning after the irritated villagers allegedly poisoned the water
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Nagaland to boost management of natural resource base
A 6 million Nagaland Environment Protection and Economic Development Project (NEPED) jointly funded by the Canadian International Development Agencys (CIDA) through the India-Canada Environment
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US top carbon polluter
The United States will continue to be the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide pollution 10 years from now, according to a report released here recently. Developing countries' emissions will