Forest fire in two districts of Mizoram; IAF helicopters to help put it down

Lunglei, one of the Mizoram districts affected by a forest fire April 24, is among the most fire-prone in India

North East India might witness another dry monsoon: Skymet Weather

This would be the region's 20th dry monsoon in the last 21 years if the prediction holds true

Disease claims over 2,000 pigs in Mizoram's Champhai district

Besides Champhai, another region called Lunglei has also shown cases of infection, but the casualties are far less

Rat menace

The flowering of the bamboo is bad news for the people in Mizoram

Dogs for dinner

It will take 55 years to have one-third women representatives in Parliament

Despite women voting in record numbers, Parliament didn’t enact the Women’s Reservation Bill that promised to keep aside a third of …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Flash floods in Assam, Mizoram kill at least 12, destroy hundreds of houses

The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rain across the northeast over the week

Internal attack

People of Manipur, Mizoram oppose Tipaimukh dam

The fire-fighting children of the Khasi Hills and the decline of traditional farming in north-east India

In North-east India, children of the Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) learn slash and burn cultivation, an intergenerational yet controversial indigenous …

Delhi tops in Asia among childhood cancers in boys in 0-14 yrs age group

Ratio of cancer in children to overall cancer cases declines marginally

Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, south Assam running out of essentials after downpour, landslides

Tripura has imposed restrictions on the sale of petrol and diesel due to shortages; it plans to get goods via ship from Haldia to …

Oil palm plantations proved to be a disaster in Mizoram — is Assam next?

Oil palm plantations must be strictly prohibited in the region to protect its rich biodiversity

Home remedies

Indigenous is the byword in the water harvesting techniques followed in India's northeast. In Meghalaya, an intricate network of bamboo pipes is …

'Fight to save Aizawl's river in legends'

Rochamliana, general secretary of the Zoram Research Foundation which works on river restoration, talks on the urgent need to protect the Chite …

African swine fever: Forgotten contagion

Viruses, it seems, are at war with life forms. While the world is struggling with the novel coronavirus, another one has been killing pigs, …

Cancer incidence in India higher than expected from earlier projections, says new data

National Cancer Registry Programme data also states that women are most at risk from cancer

In Short

Displaced by fencing

Government fails to compensate the homeless in Mizoram, Tripura

When reforms ricochet

The biggest threat to Vietnam's bio-diversity comes from deforestation. In the past 25 years, the total area of natural forests has declined at …

Involving indigenous people in environmental governance — the Sixth Schedule way

Customary practices of the North East’s tribal population are harmonious with nature. Extensive recognition and conferment of rights over …

Every northeastern state reports loss in forest cover: State of India’s Forest Report 2021

Manipur recorded the largest loss in forest cover

(Electoral) promises to keep

Political parties have released ‘promises’ in the run-up to elections in 5 states; Will voters buy them?

Catching rain

Mizos turn to rainwater harvesting as alternative option

Rodents destroy crops in Mizoram