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Manipur: Global Naga Forum seeks review of FIR against activist Ambrose D. Kamei

Guwahati, Sept. 10 -- The Global Naga Forum (GNF) has appealed to the Manipur Governor and Chief Minister to review the FIR registered against Naga educator, musician and rights activist Ambrose D. Ka... Read More


Assam: Former MLA Samarjit Haflongbar seeks review of ST(H) status for plain Karbis, reservation hike

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- Former MLA and former Chief Executive Member of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) Samarjit Haflongbar has submitted a representation to Assam Chief Minister Himant... Read More


Only 2% forest-cover target met in 10 years, CAG audit exposes Green India Mission gap

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- Only about 2% of the targeted increase in forest cover under the Green India Mission (GIM) was achieved over 10 years, according to a performance audit by the Comptroller and Audi... Read More


Debabrata Saikia seeks President's intervention over illegal mining, Upper Assam floods

Guwahati, Aug. 5 -- Former Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia on Wednesday sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu over alleged judicial non-compliance, rampant illegal mining along... Read More


Did illegal mining fuel Upper Assam's devastating floods?

Guwahati, Aug. 4 -- What is the reason behind the devastating floods that swept across Upper Assam, claiming more than 80 lives and displacing over seven lakh people of 800 villages across 11 district... Read More


Grasslands shrink in Assam's two UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Manas faces a deeper crisis than Kaziranga

Guwahati, July 26 -- The vast floodplain grasslands that define Kaziranga and Manas, Assam's two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are disappearing at an alarming pace, raising fresh concerns among conserv... Read More


Arunachal signs MoU with Norwegian firm for India's first river kinetic energy project

Guwahati, July 14 -- Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norway-based Tidal Sail AS for the implementation of a 500 kW River Kinetic Energy Demonstration Proje... Read More


Collared but not tracked: Fatal elephant attack in Assam's Nalbari raises monitoring questions

Guwahati, July 12 -- The death of a 65-year-old man in a wild elephant attack in Nalbari district has raised questions over the Assam Forest Department's monitoring of radio-collared elephants. On Ju... Read More


Assam: Chota Tingrai Tea Estate produces country's first commercial Matcha tea

Guwahati, July 3 -- Assam has become the first state in India to commercially produce Matcha tea, with Chota Tingrai Tea Estate in Tinsukia launching the country's first commercially manufactured batc... Read More


Assam: Activist raises environmental concerns over hotel project near Hatishila shrine

Guwahati, July 3 -- Activist and spiritual practitioner Satya Ranjan Borah has written to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma seeking immediate intervention over alleged illegal construction activities... Read More