Preserving Assam’s indigenous culture: Government’s step for dedicated department felicitous
Greatest danger to Assam’s tribal identity is domination by western influence
NGT ban on rat-hole mining in Meghalaya to continue
National Green Tribunal refuses to lift ban, but allows transportation of coal already extracted
Meghalaya suspends rat-hole coal mining
State government yet to finalise a policy for scientific and regulated mining in Jaintia hills and elsewhere