Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Location

Assam elephant transported to Rajasthan without clearance; CWLW Vinay Gupta's role under scanner

India, March 7 -- A semi-adult male elephant from Assam's Lakhimpur district has allegedly been transported to Rajasthan without obtaining the mandatory clearance from the destination state's wildlife... Read More


Assam zoo pathologist's 14-year deputation sparks rule violation row

India, March 1 -- A 14-year deputation at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden is under intense scrutiny, with serious allegations of rule violations, questionable eligibility and administrative p... Read More


When river steals childhood: Floods, displacement and child marriage in Assam's char areas

India, Feb. 27 -- The sun had just slipped behind the horizon when 39-year-old Bobildul Haque and his wife returned home from the paddy fields of Rowmari Char in Assam's Barpeta district. Their feet w... Read More


How Guwahati ring road project puts wetlands, elephants in Amchang and city at risk

India, Feb. 11 -- Guwahati's already fragile ecological balance is facing a major new rupture. A massive ring road project, projected as a solution to traffic congestion and urban expansion, is set to... Read More


Assam: Supreme Court case pending, yet Jagiroad stone mine gets forest clearance

India, Feb. 7 -- While the Supreme Court continues to examine allegations of illegal stone quarrying in Assam, the Union government's Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has quietly cleared the expansion ... Read More


Assam APSC scandal: Forum names 20+ officers 'evading' investigation

India, Jan. 24 -- The Fight Against Injustice of APSC-a forum spearheading a campaign against anomalies in the 2013 Combined Competitive Examination (CCE)-has petitioned the Special Investigation Team... Read More


Assam asks: Why did PM Modi ignore Zubeen Garg's memorial?

India, Dec. 23 -- A political controversy has erupted after Prime Minister Narendra Modi skipped the memorial of Assam's most loved cultural icon, Zubeen Garg, during his two-day visit to the state, t... Read More