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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Habitat destructions threaten golden langurs
Large-scale ethnic violence leading to extensive habitat destruction has threatened the existence of the rare Golden Langur or Sonali Bandar found in the North-West part of
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CEE bid to save elephants
The Centre for Environment Education(CEE) has recently adopted the 'catch them young' method for saving the 23,000 strong elephant community in the country from its way towards
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Water-borne diseases a big threat to Indian babies
More than five lakhs of babies die every year in the country of diarrhoeal diseases, while one tenth of individuals's energy is a sacrificed to water-related diseases.A report on Water Supply and
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SC warns stiffer timber ban on North East
A stiffer ban on export of timber from North-Eastern States to outside the region appears imminent with the Supreme Court taking a strong view of the failure of the States to ensure compliance of its
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Timber industry hit by illegal felling of trees in Kokrajhar
Large scale illegal felling of trees has hit hard the timber and other forest produce-based industries in Kokrajhar
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UK gives 250,000 pounds for Assam flood victims
Britain announced today that it is giving 250,000 pounds (375,000 dollars) to help flood victims in Assam, reports
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Pune-based body moots plan to tackle floods
The Pune-based Central Water and Power Research Station(CWPRS) has stated in an interim report that to arrest floods and erosion in the Upper Assam districts, the river Debang will have to be brought
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Project on for multiple forecasting of crops
The Assam Remote Sensing Application Centre(ARSAC) is gearing up to participate in a nationwide project to make multiple forecasting of major crops acreage like rice, mustard etc.The project called
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Over 9 lakh hit by floods
Altogether 9,70,186 people in 16 districts of Assam have been affected by the current wave of floods, even as army and para-military forces have been pressed into service to rescue the marooned
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Erosion posing threat to Karia
Massive erosion of the Pagladia river has posed a serious threat to its right side embankment at Karia village in Nalbari district. About five hundred metres of the old embankment have already been