Calamity strikes: 340,000 hectares crop damage in 4 months
The figure is stark when compared to 2021-22 where the same crop area was damaged in the whole year
Do elephants grieve? Maybe, though not in the ‘human’ sense of the word
The apparent emotionality and the wide-ranging individual differences in the responses of elephants to their dead do indeed deserve further study
Activists point to ‘frightening trend’ of wild elephants being brought into captive elephant trade
Activists raise red flag after yet another instance of elephants being transported from Arunachal to Gujarat is discovered
China’s Brahmaputra dam: A new paradigm of water governance needed
Riparian treaties need to be re-organised to respect the integrity of the river basin
COVID-19 testing laboratory inaugurated in Jorhat
Establishment of the COVID-19 testing laboratory in Jorhat the demand of the hour, officials say
Fishing, agriculture impacted by burning river in Upper Assam: Residents
They alleged the administration was slow to respond to the crisis as the affected area had been supporting anti-CAA protestors
'Advance IST by 30 minutes to help the North East'
Two time zones will create a divide between the North East and the rest of India, they say
India’s timekeeper says country needs two time zones
It is technically feasible to have two time zones & two ISTs in India-IST-I for most of India, IST II for Northeastern region-separated by an …
Moody monsoon floods Bihar, Northeast, keeps rest of India dry
The erratic nature of the monsoon coupled with the faulty methodology of presenting rainfall statistics are misleading people
Drained dry
...are the local wetlands in Assam on account of short-sighted flood control measures and unsavoury fishing practices
Fights for space
Once harmonious, the human-elephant relationship has taken an ugly turn. Faulty forest policies and nationwide destruction of elephant habitats …
The monsoon always catches the government unawares
First there was the mounting suspense. All of India awaited with bated breath the arrival of the south west monsoon. Would it arrive? Miraculously,…
Flood threatens Kaziranga
Heightened risk of poaching as animals tend to leave the park area to take shelter on higher land
Swine flu spreads to Northeast; four deaths reported
Assam Human Rights Commission seeks report on steps taken to tackle, control and contain the outbreak of swine flu
Simply Put: Slothful climate adaptation
Development projects threaten Bengal florican habitat in Assam
Bustard Specialist group experts write to Assam CM to drawn attention to the crisis
India’s northeastern states desertifying most rapidly
Half of Nagaland is degraded, flags new report
Time for dual standards
A separate time zone for the Northeast can increase productivity at work, save energy
The rage of humans
People protect forest
Careless losses
Mega earthquakes
Timber trail
Stiff Penalty
Suspended
...in utter neglect - the state of state pollution control boards