8 sister states

And a step-fatherly Centre

Oil at Sea

10 Asian Giant Tortoises released into Nagaland protected area for rewilding

The species were born and bred in 2018 at the Nagaland Zoological Park, Dimapur

A silent worker

Debunking myth of Naga customary laws

Studies show there is no homogeneous body of customary laws among Naga community. What does this mean for reservation for women in elections to …

COVID-19: How Meghalaya bucks the trend

A host of reasons including prior curfew conditions, humidity as well as prompt government action are the theories being touted behind the state'…

An alien gone native: Nagaland tamarillos a worthy substitute for regular ones

The tree tomato is so popular in Nagaland that the state government got a GI certificate 

‘Falcon Capital of the World’ records 178 bird species

This birding event was organised in collaboration with the Wokha Forest Division and the Divisional Management Unit, Nagaland Forest Management …

A family in Nagaland is on a mission to conserve the state flower, rhododendron

Kelühol Tase and his brothers opened a rhododendron park last year to conserve the flower impacted by wild forest fires and continuous human …

Coal mining, waste discharge, encroachment: River Bhogdoi has been dying a slow death

The inter-state river is one of Assam’s most polluted

Resource rift

Between Nagaland, centre

Nagaland bans junk food in schools, calls for sensitising children

By issuing this notification, Nagaland followed states such as Punjab, Odisha and Manipur in banning junk food in schools

World Water Day: Solving water issues key to achieving ODF status

Here’s an example of a village in Nagaland that journeyed from being one of the most backward districts in India to being open defecation free

Return of the green

A retired police officer takes up the task of restoring greenery in a remote Naga village

This newly discovered fish can change its colour like a chameleon

The species was found from Nagaland; rivers here are unexplored compared to other Northeastern states, say researchers

Thousands marooned in a 'dam-induced' flood in Golaghat

Almost 90,000 people and more than 7,500 hectares of land under water as NEEPCO dam releases water from the Doyang river that flows through …

October rainfall in Northeast ‘normal’ but not flash floods

According to environmentalists, the floods that crippled the region last month have been caused due to a number of anthropogenic reasons

Literacy as a yardstick of social health

Unplanned development

Nagaland tribal bodies are protesting reservation for women in local bodies

Women’s rights activists say that it shows the unwillingness of tribal bodies to share power

‘Drought-like’ Nagaland stares at water scarcity, low harvest

Seven of Nagaland’s 12 districts had ‘deficient’ rainfall till August 19

India’s northeastern states desertifying most rapidly

Half of Nagaland is degraded, flags new report

Prop review

By centre for forest scheme

Desertification in India: Slash-and-burn farming destroys Nagaland

Experts blame shifting cultivation for land degradation as about 20,000 hectares of forest is felled every year in the state for it

India needs to set a new conservation agenda for mahseer

Historical misidentification, release into wrong areas as well as dam construction, all are imperilling this most iconic of Asia’s …