Will the Bodoland council follow the beaten track?

A concept that did not click in the hills of the Northeast has now been prescribed for the plains of the region. On December 1, the Union …

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 …

Are human beings edging out all other life forms?

Northeast India occupies 8 per cent of the country's geographic area, and supports 3.8 per cent of India's total population (2001 census figures).…

Why India doesn’t need palm oil but its greener alternatives

Palm oil is water-intensive and requires large patches of land

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World Tiger Day: The tiger was not endemic to India; it came here from China

As the world celebrates the largest felid today, here are some frequently asked questions on how the tiger came to be in the Indian subcontinent &…

Nagaland tribal bodies are protesting reservation for women in local bodies

Women’s rights activists say that it shows the unwillingness of tribal bodies to share power

Northeast ahoy!

Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has grand plans to illuminate the whole country by now harnessing hydropower from the northeast region. His …

Simply Put: Slothful climate adaptation

Time for dual standards

A separate time zone for the Northeast can increase productivity at work, save energy

Delhi riots 2020: How government healthcare failed

Public government misled patients; didn't record, report injuries correctly: Activists

6.7 earthquake hits Northeast, claims lives

The state government is yet to assess the status of the hydropower projects in Manipur

Wasting the east

Mega earthquakes

Observing jungle laws

The first historico-legal analysis of forestry regulations in Northeast India

Prop review

By centre for forest scheme

Northeast scores in ecology

29 new insect species identified in south, North East India

ATREE, the Bengaluru-based non-profit, identified many new species of wasps and ants found in the Western Ghats and the North East in the last …

Kangaroos in Dooars! Is Jalpaiguri the new wildlife trafficking hub

Some say that the north Bengal town has always been a transit point; others say it is a recent development; but all agree on the need to be vigilant

Republic Day 2022: Looking back at Anglo-tribal encounters in colonial India

As Gujarat features a tableau commemorating a massacre of Bhil tribespeople by colonial troops in 1922, DTE delves into the history of tribal …

Climate crisis in North East India: How flooding shifted a village in Assam’s Dhemaji

The Kumutiya river floods every year, destroying crops and houses. The river has shifted 3 km since 1960, and an entire village has had to shift …

Soybean expressions

The culinary adaptation of soybeans has produced some delectable and nutritional recipes

A tale of two meetings

The North East Council reduced to a farce at one. Gibberish over interlinking rivers at another

Rural Assam’s water woes show full impact of climate change

Water scarcity is gradually becoming one of the most important issues in Northeast India

Rubber cultivation