Not just Andaman, frequency of earthquakes is increasing in northeast too
The surge in frequency of tremors hitting northeast India can be attributed to giant earthquakes that preceded them
Tawang: Paradise threatened by Mega Dams
On May 2, 2016, police fired at a group of protestors in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang District. Two people were killed and 19 others were injured. …
"We have done precious little"
Tado Karlo, professor of physics, Northeast Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh tells Nitin Sethi that …
How the North East uses traditional means to harvest rain water
In Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura, people store and harvest rain water through traditional means
Waters of woe
The recent spate of floods can easily be interpreted as one of the worst floods of the century for India
Tree travails
The Union government asks the Supreme Court to lift the interim ban on tree felling amid growing pressure from the northeastern states
New age patrons
A NORTHEAST TAPESTRY: SIX DOCUMENTARIES ON THE NORTHEAST BY INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS. Produced by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). …
Vale of Apatanis
Surrounded by wooded hills in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh lies the small Apatani valley. Vikas Choudhary captures the life of …
Woodstock worries
A recent ban on all forestactivities in the north-eastshould provide alternatives toworkers in this sector
Will the Bodoland council follow the beaten track?
A concept that did not click in the hills of the Northeast has now been prescribed for the plains of the region. On December 1, the Union …
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
World Tiger Day: The tiger was not endemic to India; it came here from China
As the world celebrates the largest felid today, here are some frequently asked questions on how the tiger came to be in the Indian subcontinent &…
Northeast ahoy!
Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has grand plans to illuminate the whole country by now harnessing hydropower from the northeast region. His …
29 new insect species identified in south, North East India
ATREE, the Bengaluru-based non-profit, identified many new species of wasps and ants found in the Western Ghats and the North East in the last …
Kangaroos in Dooars! Is Jalpaiguri the new wildlife trafficking hub
Some say that the north Bengal town has always been a transit point; others say it is a recent development; but all agree on the need to be vigilant
Republic Day 2022: Looking back at Anglo-tribal encounters in colonial India
As Gujarat features a tableau commemorating a massacre of Bhil tribespeople by colonial troops in 1922, DTE delves into the history of tribal …
Climate crisis in North East India: How flooding shifted a village in Assam’s Dhemaji
The Kumutiya river floods every year, destroying crops and houses. The river has shifted 3 km since 1960, and an entire village has had to shift …
Soybean expressions
The culinary adaptation of soybeans has produced some delectable and nutritional recipes
A tale of two meetings
The North East Council reduced to a farce at one. Gibberish over interlinking rivers at another
Capital owners: Caste hierarchies and racial discrimination affect migrant lives in Delhi; here is how
‘Properties of Rent’ is about the tension between rapidly changing economic realities and parallel attempts by communities like Jats …
Climate crisis in North East India: An outlier in Arunachal, Upper Siang now experiences increased rainfall
Increased rainfall leads to decline in rice productivity: New diseases have emerged, pest attacks on the rise
Railroad Blues
Illegal logging is being carried out in the Northeast under the guise of laying railway tracks
Stemming the root ?
While there are many who welcome the Supreme Court's ban on non-forest activities within forests because of its obvious advantages for the …
Shortchanged
What ails the economies of the eight northeastern states? The warped fiscal policies of the Union government
The fire-fighting children of the Khasi Hills and the decline of traditional farming in north-east India
In North-east India, children of the Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) learn slash and burn cultivation, an intergenerational yet controversial indigenous …