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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Assamese NRI group opposes rhino de-horning
The proposal of the State Forest Department to dehorn the translocated and stray rhinos has been met with opposition even from the people of the State-origin living in foreign countries. Over 15000 people
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Green Tribunal rejects NRL plea
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today rejected the plea of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to lift the conditions slapped on the Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) on diverting the Kaziranga
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Subansiri project cost escalates
The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders on grounds of safety-related
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Rampant felling of trees in Sonai-Rupai
Sonai Rupai wildlife sanctuary – once home to varied wildlife species including endangered ones – today stands largely deforested with settlements and paddy fields replacing the verdant greenery. Rampant
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Census records over 32,000 water birds in Loktak
Lesser whistling duck outnumbered all other birds sighted during recent water birds census conducted across the Loktak lake, the largest fresh water body in the North East. The Lesser whistling duck is
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Panel for curbing human settlement along NH-37
The Review Committee set up by the National Tiger Conservation Authority of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to review the Assam Government report on the Kaziranga National Park (KNP)
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Electronic eye system in Kaziranga soon
With an aim to check rhino poaching in the Kaziranga National Park, the State forest department has finally decided to implement the electronic eye system to save the unicornis. Initially eight towers
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Strong opposition to rhino de-horning plan
Amidst hectic deliberations on the merits and demerits of de-horning rhinos in the State’s reserved areas including the Kaziranga National Park, which has been mooted to enhance their chances of survival,
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Ban on coal mining in south Garo hills
The Meghalaya Government has misrepresented before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about coal mining ban in South Garo Hills and it took the lives of four persons to expose the lie. During a hearing
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Decision on de-horning rhinos after panel report
Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain today told the Assembly that the final decision in the matter of dehorning/trimming the horns of rhinos would be taken only after the expert committee submits