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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Ground water in 18 districts has arsenic
NEW DELHI, May 7 – UNICEF has reported arsenic contamination in ground water in 18 districts of Assam and fluoride contamination in five districts. Based on information from Chief Engineer (PHE) of the
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Majuli land mass increasing: Centre
NEW DELHI, May 7 – Contrary to reports about massive erosion of Majuli island, the Centre on Monday claimed that the total land mass of the river island has increased marginally. Based on satellite imagery,
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Record plantation drive in Kokrajhar district
In a remarkable attempt under the auspices of the department of Forests, BTC under Haltugaon Forest Division in Kokrajhar as many as 100 jawans of 15 Dogra Regiment of Indian Army & 315 Eco-Task Force
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Camera traps record 118 tigers in KNP in 3 years
BOKAKHAT, May 2 – Camera traps have recorded the presence of 118 tigers in Kaziranga National Park in the last three years, reports PTI. The annual monitoring of tigers in the KNP using camera traps during
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Move to raise Tiger Protection Force in Arunachal
ITANAGAR, May 2 – Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has said that there is an initiative to create a ‘Special Tiger Protection Force’ for enhancing the protective cover on the wild cats and other
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Human settlements causing concern
Rapid expansion of settlements inside Dibru-Saikhowa National Park that shelters wide ranging wildlife and flora – many endemic to it – is pushing this unique natural habitat to the brink. Abysmal manpower
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Tea Board moves Govt for declaration
GUWAHATI, April 26 – The declaration of tea as the National Drink of India is long overdue as no other drink can come even closer to tea in the country, observed the chairman of the Tea Board, MGVK Bhanu.
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Aquaculture potential of BTC area underlined
KOKRAJHAR, April 26 – Some leading scientists of India have underlined the potential of aquaculture with integrated sustainable farming in the BTC region. Speaking at a five-day long workshop at Aithugaon
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NE States need agro-based power
IMPHAL, April 26 – Power-starved Northeast States, including Manipur, should initiate steps to replicate the idea of tapping renewable power as in and around Maharashtra’s Nagpur city. This was shared
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Toxic substances killed fishes in Ranikor: Report
The Meghalaya government today said preliminary investigation suggests the sudden death of fishes in Ranikor River in West Khasi Hills district is probably due to “use of toxic substances by locals” or