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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Food security and biotechnology
Food security means all people having access at all times to sufficient food to meet the dietary needs for a healthy and productive life. It depends on availability and access to food and on proper
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Foot-and-mouth hits 1000 heads of cattle
An epidemic-like foot-and-mouth disease has started creating havoc and disaster in the different villages of Kamadanga goan panchayat under Hatidura block in Kokrajhar district of Assam since last
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Sikkim for Australian aid in forestry, environment
Sikkim government is exploring the possibility of seeking Australian assistance in the field of forestry and environment. Australian assistance in areas of strategic planning, tissue culture of
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Measles takes epidemic form in South Tripura
With the onset of the dry spell, measles outbreak in interior Tripura, mainly in south district has reached an alarming situation. Unofficial reports have already put the death toll to 20 in several
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Ultimatum on Bharalu clearing
The residents of Greater Zoo Narengi Tiniali, Assam, under the banner of Brihattar Zoo Narengi Tiniali Anchalik Unnayan Samiti, have demanded immediate clearing of the Bharalu river bed and warned
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Indo-Bhutan team reviews flood forecasting network scheme
A Joint Expert Team (JET) of India and Bhutan has expressed satisfaction on the continued 'successful performance' of the flood forecasting network schemes on rivers common to both the countries. The
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Consultation on wildlife conservation
The sixth consultation on wildlife conservation and people's livelihood rights will be held at Bongaingaon Polytechnic Institute in Assam from February 23-25. This consultation will specially focus
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Rare deer killed near KNP
A rare sombor deer was killed by a speedy vehicle on the NH-37 near Bagori range under Kaziranga National Park recently. in Kaziranga National Park this rare animal is rapidly decreasing. In 1984 the
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To the rescue of the great Indian Hornbill
Wildlife conservationists have come up with a unique project to save the great Indian Hornbill, being hunted to extinction in the name of preserving tradition in Arunachal Pradesh. Alarmed by the
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Natural disasters in India
The term "disaster" has been defined as a crisis event which outsteps the capacity of a society to manage or cope with it atleast for a time. The unique geophysical setting of India, makes it