Unkindest cut

THREATENED FOREST

Bacterial study gives fresh insights on diabetes and fibrosis

The results offer a better understanding of how carbohydrates are taken into cells

Gangetic dolphins declared as official mascot of Guwahati

Citizens voted for the mammal in a three-month-long voting process

Vitamin C used to assemble gold, silver and platinum nanoparticles

Flash floods in Guwahati

Heavy rains likely to continue for next three days in the Northeast

Pygmy hog thrives

Dwindling numbers

Stormwater channels

PROTECTING BEELS

Cruelty by royalty

Waste not, want not

Waste generated in Guwahati will now be used to produce bio-fertiliser and electricity

Generating electricity from speed breakers

Assam on a platter

Right sight

GIS helps determine waste disposal sites for Guwahati

Reinvent the mobility idea

Assam's wetland, Deepar beel, under threat

News 360° - Briefs

Assam budget announces measures for small tea growers

Retains VAT rate on auction sale of tea, proposes policy to maintain quality of produce

Open cast mining threatens Assam

A tale of two cities

Letter

Nano-chip made from laboratory waste can help in diagnosis of diseases

Scientists from IIT Guwahati have fabricated a nano-chip from laboratory waste that can sense hydrogen peroxide, and thus may find use in …

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 …