Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding brick kilns operating without...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Joydeep Mukherjee Vs Pollution Control Board, Tripura & Others dated 13/05/2016 regarding brick kilns operating
View ArticleAdverse climatic conditions to have negative impact on tea cultivation in...
KOLKATA: The FAO of United Nations at the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Group on tea held at Naivasha, Kenya from 25th-27th May released its report of the Working Group on Tea on Climate Change.
View ArticleNutritional status and infant mortality rate: a case study in Saiha district,...
This communication examines nutritional status and its impact on infant mortality rate (IMR) in Saiha district, Mizoram, India. We conducted a case study of 17 villages and 1650 mothers were surveyed,
View ArticleAssessment of schoolchildren for congenital heart disease using murmurs and...
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the major causes of cardiovascular diseases in developing countries. CHD among neonates and young children is responsible for the largest proportion of mortality
View ArticleAssociation of p53 codon72 Arg> Pro polymorphism with susceptibility to...
Tumor suppressor p53 is a critical player in the fight against cancer as it controls the cell cycle check point, apoptotic pathways and genomic stability. It is known to be the most frequently mutated
View Article3 NE cities among 10 cleanest in India
IMPHAL, The capital cities of three North Eastern States – Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura are listed among the ten cleanest cities of the country in a survey conducted by New Delhi-based research and...
View ArticleConservation effectiveness across state and community forests: the case of...
Despite decades of concerted global conservation efforts, biodiversity loss continues unabated, making it important to assess the effectiveness of conservation approaches. Using forest cover as a proxy
View Article‘Land acquisition a big hurdle in Meghalaya’
Modi government’s North East push will only see 7.5 per cent road target achieved New Delhi: Even as poor road connectivity in India’s North East region continues to stall the government’s ‘Act East
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding "development works"...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of The Popular Pisciculture Association, Manipur Vs. State of Manipur & Others dated 25/07/2016 regarding "development
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Pending Projects, 09/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pending Projects, 09/08/2016. A list of 17 projects for Environment Clearance (EC) and 2 projects for Forest Clearance (FC) from North Eastern States, including Arunachal
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 11/08/2016. As per the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, 10% of the total budget is allocated to North Eastern...
View ArticleConcern over solid waste problem in NE
GUWAHATI- At a time when development is the buzzword both at the government and societal levels and Swachh Bharat campaign launched by the Government is making inroads in wiping off waste and filth from
View ArticleRe-envisaging renewable energy potential in NE
GUWAHATI , India is battling with a two-pronged problem of environment as well as energy crisis.Together with its prolonged struggle to remove the evils of inequality, poverty and improvement of the human
View ArticleRound-the-clock power supply: a key milestone for the Indian power sector
This report takes stock of the power sector in India and discusses the interventions required to achieve round-the-clock power supply and propose directions for stakeholders in the Indian power and energy
View ArticleTraditional Meliponiculture by Naga tribes in Nagaland, India
In Nagaland, three species (Tetragonula irridipenis, Tetragonula laviceps and Lophotrigona canifrons) of stingless bees were observed; however, most of the beekeepers were rearing T. irridipenis....
View ArticleRound-the-clock power supply: A key milestone for the Indian power sector
This report takes stock of the power sector in India and discusses the interventions required to achieve round-the-clock power supply and propose directions for stakeholders in the Indian power and energy
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding water pollution in Meghalaya,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Environment Pollution & Health Hazards in the State Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 05/09/2016 regarding
View ArticleBuilding climate resilient agriculture through traditional floating rice in...
Flash floods are a recurrent phenomenon in the North Bank Plains Zone (NBPZ) of Assam, India, causing wide spread damage to rice (Oryza sativa L.) crop growing during Kharif season. Therefore, it is
View ArticleFishing in the Siang belt of Arunachal Pradesh, India: Learning traditional...
This research was carried out with the Adi and Galo tribes of East Siang and West Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India to understand fishing methods employed by them using stones and boulders
View ArticleQuake hits Mizoram and adjoining areas
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous northeastern state of Mizoram and adjoining areas on Wednesday. There was no report of any damage due to the tremor yet, officials said. “The 4.8-magnitude
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