Pineapple agroforestry can help tackle climate change, biodiversity loss: Study

Can be an alternative to jhum cultivation, which has become unsustainable due to a reduced fallow cycle, in northeast India

Bamboo shoots: Plants of nutrition and employment

Fermented bamboo shoots are a delicacy in the Northeast. They can also become a viable livelihood activity

North East India saw largest share of the country's tree cover loss : Study

Assam contributed over 14% to India’s overall decrease in forest area — the highest for any state

"I spent three years in bed, giving company to death"

K Pradipkumar Singh was diagnosed with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in 2000. After suffering acute stigma for many years, Singh bounced …

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

Oil palm in India’s northeast: economy v ecology

India is promoting oil palm plantations in northeastern states, but this could have negative impacts on the region’s biodiversity

September monsoon forecast: IMD predicts excessive rainfall for south, west, central India

Rainfall may be up to 75% above normal; quick, intense spells can trigger floods

COVID-19 spreads in Mizoram despite high vaccination rate

Mizoram has the highest active case ratio in the country right now

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

Assam floods: More people affected now than ever but state allocation for control dipped

Over 300,000 people shifted to relief camps in last 2 months

Northeast losing canopy cover at alarming rate: study

The degree of deforestation was greater in Assam compared to Arunachal Pradesh, say researchers from the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun

Climate crisis in North East India: Villages parched as springs dry up

From Bhalukpong on border of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to Morgung village in West Kameng district, at least 10 major mountain springs have …

As flood waters begin to recede in Nagaland, IMD predicts extreme rain in Northeast

Changes in the orientation of the monsoon trough is the basis of this forecast

`Indian cuisine is rediscovering itself'

Ethnic Indian food is reinventing itself, says Colleen Taylor Sen, considered to be one of the leading historians on Indian and South Asian food. …

Nuts over betel

World Dhole Day 2023: India, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand doing well on conserving enigmatic canid, says expert

Down To Earth speaks to Arjun Srivathsa, a wildlife biologist who works on large carnivore ecology and conservation about the situation regarding …

India’s hill states need sustainable cooling solutions to beat warming

If the electricity demand is not fulfilled via cleaner energy sources, this could lift the emission curve

Sitrang effect: Heavy rainfall in Northeast India

Cyclone weakens into depression, expected to weaken further today  

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 …

Climate crisis in North East India: Assam’s Golaghat hasn’t had normal monsoon in 30 years

Overall rainfall and rainy days in Assam’s Golaghat district have decreased, but heavy rainfall days have increased

Savour the tang: Manipur’s heimang is a versatile ingredient in Asian cuisines and packs a nutritional punch

Despite its extraordinary versatility, heimang has not yet found widespread commercial use

A monsoon without rains in week since official declaration

It has been 11 days since the official onset of the monsoon but the rains have not yet arrived as expected

Climate crisis in North East India: What is behind water scarcity in the region

Drying up of water springs, land degradation, sandy soils of the Brahamputra point to a grim situation in the region

Climate crisis in North East India: Monsoon variations should ring alarm bells NOW

Over the past century or so, rainfall in the region, along with the flood-drought cycle, has changed character for the worse. The phenomenon has …

Flash droughts hit nearly 15% rice, maize areas in 1951-2018 monsoons: Study

At least 39 flash droughts occurred in 1951-2018; 82% occurred during the monsoon season, the study found