Fires rage on in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai; under control elsewhere
Fires in Mizoram are yet to be doused in certain areas of Lawngtlai; locals blame lack of rainfall
Slums and Society
A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and …
Massive forest fire in Mizoram
African swine fever killed over 9,000 pigs in Mizoram
The first ASF outbreak was reported 100 years ago in Kenya
Passing the buck
Bamboo shock
The Mizoram government gears up to face the menace of bamboo flowering
Linear approach
Guns and poses
The Tripura government's plan to secure development for tribals
How the North East uses traditional means to harvest rain water
In Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura, people store and harvest rain water through traditional means
Reserved for tigers
Mizoram revokes Forest Rights Act
State government misused Article 371 (G) to revoke FRA in Mizoram, critics allege
Mobile health system can help regulate hypertension, diabetes: study
Basic parameters such as blood sugar and cholesterol need to be fed into the mHealth system, called mWellcare
Every Mizoram district feared swept by African swine fever
The disease has invaded even isolated pig farms in the northeastern state
NGT notice to Tripura for rehabilitating displaced Brus in forest land
State asked to submit rehabilitation plan by July 14, 2021
Mizoram revoked FRA due to stoppage of funding from Centre since 2014
The resolution passed by the state assembly revoking the Act notes that the Union govt declined the state government's demand of Rs 10 lakh to …
As northwest India endures unusual dust storms, northeast gets flooded before monsoon arrives
The magnitude of floods is likely to increase by 25 per cent in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, parts of Meghalaya and Nagaland
Forest guardians
THE LAST FRONTIER: PEOPLE AND FORESTS IN MIZORAM·Daman Singh·Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi
Spice woes
Thousands of Mizoram farmers now face an impending financial crisis, thanks to the apathy of the state government
Organic states
Mizoram passes legislation to go fully organic, Sikkim already on the path
Cesarean births on the rise in India but Mizoram, Nagaland defy trend: NFHS-5
C-section births in India increased 4.3% — to 21.5% (NFHS-5) from 17.2% (NFHS-4, 2015-16)
COVID-19 spreads in Mizoram despite high vaccination rate
Mizoram has the highest active case ratio in the country right now
India’s northeastern states desertifying most rapidly
Half of Nagaland is degraded, flags new report
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