Documenting the Northeast's tribal laws
Land is central to the tribal identity in the region too easily abbreviated 'northeast'. Jeuti baruah knows this too well. As director of the Law …
On foot and pedal
The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of …
Neolithic artifacts from Northeast India are 2,700 years old: study
A new study confirms that the corded pottery and polished stone tools recovered from Assam and Meghalaya were more than 2,000 years-old
New edible coating to prolong shelf life of fruits and vegetables
The material was tested on potato, tomato, green chili, strawberry, Khasi Mandarin, apple, pineapple and kiwifruit and was found to keep these …
IIT scientists devise new method for accelerated evaporation of droplets
The novel method can control the overall lifetime of droplet
New polymeric material developed for controlled release of two different drugs
By repelling water, the material is able to control the rate of infiltration of water molecules, allowing the release of the drug in a sustained …
6.9 temblor strikes Indo-Myanmar border, tremors felt across east and Northeast India
Second consecutive quake to strike South Asia in a week; 6.6 magnitude temblor had struck Afghanistan last weekend
Assam prepares to spend Rs 40,000 crore on an economically unfeasible project
Removing excessive silt from the Brahmaputra by dredging will not solve the problem of annual floods in Assam unless the government pays …
Researchers develop super-hydrophobic cotton for oil-spill cleanup
Both heavy and light oils can be effectively absorbed by a super-hydrophobic Cotton, developed by IIT-Guwahati, which is easy to prepare, cost-…
The Earth is not for humans alone, says NGT over Deepor Beel
Water body on the outskirts of Guwahati has been facing threats from railway tracks and a municipal solid waste plant
African Swine Fever hits ICAR centre in Assam, state govt’s farm; 292 pigs culled
Exact cause of disease’s spread to both facilities not ascertained yet; losses to the tune of Rs 6-7 lakh incurred
Making solar cells efficient, cheaper, recyclable: IIT-Guwahati finds a way
Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily used semiconductor materials as they are affordable and easy to manufacture
Why Guwahati is a good bet for a zero - waste challenge
Only a fraction of waste generated in Guwahati is recycled; the remaining ends up at dumpsites or is littered around
IICT Scientist to be awarded CRSI Bronze Medal
Srihari Pabbaraja has been awarded for his contributions on the total synthesis of natural products and method development for new chemical entities
This silk protein can help make beauty and skincare products
Scientists have discovered that a protein produced by silkworms can be used to develop a range of beauty and skincare products
A paper sensor that can detect freshness of milk
IIT Guwahati scientists develop a new detection kit that could make testing freshness of milk easy and fast
Zero Waste Cities Challenge: Guwahati has 2 winners for work on waste models
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 13-17)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
IIT-Guwahati develops self-check kiosk to detect, prevent COVID-19
The kiosk raises an alarm if a person’s temperature and oxygen levels are not correct
Farmer-activist immolates self in Guwahati
Prabin Boro was demanding land rights for migrant families that have settled in the forested hills around Assam’s capital
Coma after death
Child victims of a frayed medical service and a government programme gone wrong raise a mute question
Climate change and malaria
Though there is no evidence showing inter-annual variation in malaria transmission intensities and climatic determinants in the Northeast because …
Double trouble
Two layers of black carbon, a pollutant causing greenhouse effect, have been found over Guwahati. Usually there is just one
Watery grave: How garbage, encroachments contaminated Guwahati’s only river
Natural and artificial drains in the city get clogged during heavy rains and spill on to the roads
The great wetland grab
Guwahati allows construction on wetlands, but will not spare poor settlers on hills. A photo narrative by Sayantan Bera
