ULFA supports Assam’s protest against big dam projects
The project would eliminate 206 species of fish and threaten existence of the people living near the banks of River Subansiri
‘African swine fever may have come to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam from Tibet’
Swaraj Rajkhowa, acting director of ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Guwahati, speaks to DTE on African swine fever and pork meat ban …
The great wetland grab
Guwahati allows construction on wetlands, but will not spare poor settlers on hills. A photo narrative by Sayantan Bera
Mautak will flower
In 2006-2007, a bamboo species will flower over vast swathes of Mizoram, Tripura and Assam. When bamboo flowers, it dies; usually a famine follows.…
Why waste management in Northeast India needs an urgent overhaul
Specialised policies needed for mountainous regions;standardised national-level policies lack nuance for regional challenges
Assam gas leak and fire: Yet another case of procedural lapse
A lack of standard operating procedures for handling hazardous materials, no proper training is prevalent in several industries
Land of discord
Origin of the relentless strife in Bodoland lies in a series of blunders, right from colonial times
Low rain may affect production of quality teas from West Bengal, Assam
A scorching April is leading to more pest attacks, increased costs might affect wage revision, says Indian Tea Association
Who messed it up?
Guwahati indicts poor settlers for flash floods, ignores damage on wetlands by construction work
At the crossroads
As the debate continues, the Northeast must stamp the decision: log out of forest bureaucracy and log in to local-based prosperity
The verdict
Read between the lines: the Supreme Court order has a development model hidden for the Northeast
The accused
Governments clinically interpret the ban to make space for the forest bureaucracy, alienating people from their own habitats
Behind polluted Indian river stretches, inadequate sewage treatment
Rivers and streams in 31 states and Union territories in India do not meet water quality criteria
Delivering safety
All safe motherhood programmes of the government are focused on institutional deliveries, but health centres are in disarray. Experts suggest …
Mercury rises early
Heat waves follow a dry spell in Orissa and West Bengal, killing 80 people in April. Dust storms take Assam by surprise and Malwa scrambles for …
Bank at your doorstep
Technology is helping public sector banks find customers in rural India. This is part of the Centre’s efforts to include villages in the …
Draft EIA 2020: How it may impact North East
The region, with eight per cent of India’s total geographical area, has 25 per cent of India’s forest cover
Watery grave
Encroachment is killing Guwahati's only river and wetlands that can save the city from perennial floods
CWC may commission cumulative impact assessment of dam projects in Brahmaputra basin in Assam
2,000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project in the basin has been stalled since 2011 due to safety concerns
The battle over forests
Are the recent eviction drives misdirected? (Read full article)
Activists Akhil Gogoi and Ramesh Agrawal attacked
Gogoi was visiting flood-affected areas in Assam; Agrawal is fighting land grab by industries in Chhattisgarh
Battle zone: Humans vs elephants
Afterwards, an eerie silence envelops the field. There is only the crop -- no longer standing -- and the heavy tread gouged in the mud. This is …
COVID-19 virus now in community, getting bigger: Himanta Sarma
Assam recorded its highest one-day spike of 1,202 new COVID-19 cases on July 4; 782 cases were from Guwahati alone
Rivers, up close and personal
Over centuries people have learnt to live with rivers. They are part of our lives but over the past 150 years this association has weakened. A …
Kaziranga’s no-development zone has 90 factories
Green tribunal orders closure of all industries that began operations after the zone was notified in 1996; others to use clean fuel