At least 18 people died and several others have been missing in the current wave of flood at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh. Pasighat has been cut off from rest of the country following the damage of
The people of Dibrugarh district were panicked following a report that flood water of Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh may inundate a vast area of the district by
Malaria, which has taken an epidemic form in the tea estate areas in Nagaon district, claimed over 30 lives so far and affectec over 100 people. During the last fortnight seven people died of
Nature's Beckon, an NGO devoted to the causes of conservation of forest and wild-life demands declaration of rain-forests of Joypur, Upper Dihing and Dirak as wildlife sanctuary. This was told by Mr
A contigency plan has been prepared for providing health care and medical facilities in famine-affected areas of Rajathan, an official spokeskan said here today. The plan comprises detailed
Low literacy, lack of awareness and non-existence of health consciousness especially among the tribals of forest and hilly areas has placed Orissa among the seven highly malaria-prone States of the
Though an earth-shattering heat wave is currently sweeping the entire North-east leaving the lands parched, there are no apparent signs or threat of drought in the State. Official sources at the
The State Government has started the preliminary exercise of patenting the unique asset of Assam-- the muga silk--- besides taking steps to get an exclusive trade mark for muga products. The
Even though Assam is gifted with 1,392 beels (flood plain wetlands) of varying sizes, only 10 beels have been developed as fisheries so far. The World Bank team, which recently visited the State to
