Finally, Kaziranga breathes free
GUWAHATI: Mining permissions granted without required approvals, unscientific mining and lack of a mechanism to ensure compliance with environmental safety standards. These were some of the rampant violations
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NGT orders formation of expert panel to review Subansiri dam
The Eastern Zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Union ministry of environment and forests to constitute a threemember expert committee to review the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric
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CM Sarbananda Sonowal asks deputy commissioners to file flood survey reports
GUWAHATI: Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked all deputy commissioners (DCs) to reach out to flood-affected people to ascertain their loss and immediately submit a survey report for the government
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After floods, farmers left high and dry
GUWAHATI: With his entire crop land lying ravaged in floods, Hiloram Pator, a peasant from Aambagan area in Morigaon, is considering moving to the state capital, around 58 km from his village, in search
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Kaziranga imposes highest-ever penalty amount on speed violators during flood
GUWAHATI: Kaziranga National Park authority slapped its highest-ever penalty of Rs 5000 on five vehicles for violation of speed limit on Thursday, the first day of the imposition of the fine to check casualty
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Swine flu in Champai town
AIZAWL : Swine flu has struck Champai town on the Indo-Myanmarese border and has claimed the lives of a number of pigs and piglets in the last one month. Mizoram animal husbandry and veterinary department
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Rain fury in northeast: 70,000 hit, 4,000 more displaced
GUWAHATI/SILCHAR/SHILLONG: Southwest monsoon rains wreaked havoc in the Northeast, inundating large areas in five districts of Assam, which increased the affected population twofold to a little less than
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Carbon-free travel in Majuli this Bihu
On this Rongali Bihu, visitors to Majuli will be encouraged to enjoy the beauty and cultural heritage of this river island on Brahmaputra on bicycle, in an effort to give push to promotion of carbon-free
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Campaign against honking in Guwahati
GUWAHATI: Young Indians (YI) has started a campaign titled 'Horn Not Ok Please (HNOP) - Avoid Unnecessary Honking' in Guwahati. Along with traffic police, YI is planning to mark at least three 'no honking
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Farmers go green to battle climate change in Nalbari's Moruwa
Moruwa (Nalbari): When the world is battling climate change at summits, a group of farmers from a village near the Pagladia river, is adopting measures in their own humble way to combat the ill effects
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Nagaon's green police on litter-free Puja mission
GUWAHATI: This year, Durga Puja revelry will be all about remaining alert and keeping a sharp eye on pandal hoppers for a motley group of girl students in Assam's Nagaon town as they have taken a vow to