No food in forests: DTE’s exclusive coverage on invasive species
An insidious threat has been quietly unfolding in India’s forests — invasive alien plant species have displaced native vegetation, …
No food in forests: Weeds like Mimosa, Siam are taking over Assam’s biodiversity
Mimosa species, at its peak, covered 56% per cent of Bagori range of Kaziranga National Park
Watery grave: How garbage, encroachments contaminated Guwahati’s only river
Natural and artificial drains in the city get clogged during heavy rains and spill on to the roads
Assam floods: 85% of Kaziranga submerged, 9 one-horned rhinos dead
The national park is home to more than 2,000 one-horned rhinos, the largest population of this species in the world
Raised shelters, changing crop patterns: How Assam is adapting to frequent floods
Assamese villagers are adopting climate-proofing or flood-resilient mechanisms to cope with floods better
Assam reflects world’s protracted disaster-induced displacement
Latest report on global internal displacement shows disasters continue to displace more and people are living longer in relief camps
Assam's nowhere people
The state has lost more than seven per cent of its area to erosion because of floods. The result: thousands of displaced people in makeshift …
Floods and COVID-19: Tale of twin disasters
An episode that plays itself out every year: Assam is reeling under floods, yet again. As the COVID-19 pandemic silently rages in the background, …
It’ll take Assam 943 years to protect itself from floods at current pace of adaptation measures
Flood-prone Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya will need 966, 935 & 996 years respectively
Here is what Assam can do to prevent floods
It can strengthen embankments, dredge rivers, address river erosion and take wise policy decisions
Climate change, poor planning: Why Assam’s floods are getting worse
The current spate of floods in Assam claimed 71 lives and affected nearly 3.2 million people in 32 districts
Did women-oriented schemes work for BJP in Assam
Poll data shows women equalled men in voting turnout during the three phases of the election
Assam’s Haflong swept by landslides; activists blame ‘development’
The haphazard development of roads and railways without proper study of the soil, has led to disaster, they add
Menstruating during floods, a perspective from Assam
Managing periods can be extermely challenging when you are a woman living in a flood-prone area
DTE Ground Report: Flood camps have become second homes for people in Assam
The administration has hardly done anything to address recurrent flooding; people consequently have been left on their own
Assam: 94% of the state’s districts in the grip of floods
Every seventh Assamese is now a flood-victim, with 4.2 million people affected by floods across the state
Assam schoolchildren draw up agenda for 2019 Lok Sabha elections
About 500 girls from Assam, aged 14-19, have produced a 'Children’s Agenda' focusing on health, nutrition, water, sanitation and …
Brahmaputra’s Neamatighat at risk of severe flood situation: CWC
The water levels are below the previous highest flood level of 87.37 meters recorded in 1991
Meet Deben Bora
As field researchers will tell, you don't get up one fine morning and cut through an unknown forest in search of an elusive animal species. Even …
Floods kill four in Assam; destroy crops
Brahmaputra and five other rivers flow above danger mark; low lying areas of Kaziranga and Pobitora wildlife sanctuary under water
How 'Bhut Jolokia' lost its heat
One of the hottest chillies, it went through a dip in its intense spiciness and price when its production spread and cross-pollination began on a …
Islands in the river
The insular but self-sufficient existence of the marine nomads inhabiting the islands that pepper the Brahmaputra river as it winds across …
Deficit rainfall in some districts, flooding in nearly all: A look at Assam deluge
Eight of Assam’s 27 metereological districts had deficit rainfall this monsoon, and yet, almost all are suffering from some level of flooding
Assam gas leak: NGT orders OIL to pay Rs 25 cr, forms high-level committee
An oil-and-gas well, owned by OIL, at Upper Assam’s Baghjan village caught fire on June 9, after leaking for a fortnight
Baghjan blowout: NGT directs Assam government to pay aid to affected families
OIL has deposited Rs 90.8 crores with Tinsukia district administration, which may impact 2,195 affected village residents living near the blowout …