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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Production of good quality lac decreasing
Till a few decades ago the tribals in the State used to produce on an average over one lakh kilograms of raw lac of good quality per year. But over the years the production has gone down drastically
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Hispa menace on in Barpeta, Darrang dists
The paddy fields in Barpeta areas have been mercilessly attacked by a kind of rice hspa since August. At the first stage, the area affected was around 4,500 hectares. When the matter was reported to
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Hispa menace affects 1.34 lakh farmers in Nalbari
The flood season is almost gone but the woes of the people, especially cultivators of Nalbari district are far from over as a new menace, the irrepressible pest hispa, is giving them nightmares,
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Hispa pest threatening to engulf entire cropped area
Out of 23 districts 21 have been affected by the rice Hispa pest which is threatening to engulf the entire cropped are in the State. By the end of last month 72,437 hectare of agricultural land had
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50,000 people in South Salmara uprooted by erosion
The highly severe and continuing annual erosions by the mighty Brahmaputra had no doubt been one of the major factors of economic improvement of the people of the entire South Salmare area of
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Farmers distressed by drought in J-K
A poor harvesting season due to a continuous dry spell this year has put farmers in Jammu and Kashmir in a quandary and the situation could worsen if relief measures are not taken immediately.
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CAG blames Rajasthan Govt for rise in malaria cases
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has held the Rajasthan Government's poor implementation of the National Malaria Eradication Programme responsible for the three-fold increase in the
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Claim of self-sufficiency despite pest attacks on crops
Assam is all set to achieve self sufficiency in rice production , claimed a paper submitted by the Directorate of Agriculture, even as attack of dreaded hispa, in an epidemic form, has caused serious
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Farmers concerned over insects' attack on sali crops
The attack of hispa, a dreaded species on sali crops in an epidemic form has caused serious concern among the farmers of Bansar, Abhaypuria pam Gandhmow, Dampur, Tokradia, Rowmari, Singimari areas
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Tea output in Assam declining
The output of tea in country, including Assam, has gone down considerably this year compared to the output last year. Along with that there is also a decrease in exports. This when the leading tea