– In a bid to end the long-standing stalemate concerning the 2000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHEP), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has started pursuing the Ministry

On the occasion of the 64th Van Mahotsava Week 2013, the State Government announced an ambitious initiative to extend the forest cover by undertaking plantation drive in 18,000 hectares and by inte

The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) is losing an estimated Rs 12 lakh every day due to damage to its Kopili hydel project caused by acidic discharge from the unscientific

The prevailing hot weather conditions in Assam and other parts of the North-east have hit the people hard, with five persons reportedly killed due to heat stroke today in different parts of the Sta

The annoying bites of mosquitoes that we so often tend to ignore have accounted for over nearly 500 deaths in the last four years in Assam.

Environment and Forest Minister Rakibul Hussain today said the State government will distribute and plant 3.2 crore trees in the next one year across the state with the help of the panchyats and NG

A large number of villages in Mizoram have become inaccessible because of landslides triggered by heavy and incessant pre-monsoon rains that have been lashing the State since Saturday, official sou

Cyclonic storms accompanied by lightning and rain continued to create havoc in Tripura for the fifth day on Thursday, killing seven people, including five women and injuring 20 others, an official

The size of the scam related to the grabbing of agricultural land by land sharks in Kamrup district has the potential to emerge as the biggest of the kind in the country.

Planning Commission of India (PCI) has fixed the annual plan size for Arunachal Pradesh for the current financial year at Rs 3,700 crore which includes Rs 3,177 crore of central assistance.