Aizawl (D)

Separate textile policy for NE mooted

AIZAWL, May 18 – The 4th Meeting of the Expert Consultative Committee held here on Saturday has called for the formulation of a separate textile policy for NE.

Publication Date:

19/05/2012

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

North East, Textile Industry, Industry, Development, Aizawl (D), Mizoram, Manipur

Environment

Ochrophora montana (Distant): a precious dietary supplement during famine in northeastern Himalaya

Cinnamon bug or seed bug, Ochrophora (= Udonga) montana (Distant) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is a serious pest of bamboo, feeds on developing seeds and is able to destroy all available seeds during massive outbreaks. Nevertheless, its outbreaks are occasional and were recently (2011) witnessed in Karanataka. Interestingly, periodic outbreaks of O. montana are known from the northeastern region (NER) of India, and largely corresponded with mass flowering of bamboos in Mizoram.
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Publication Date:

25/03/2012

Author(s): N. S. Azad Thakur, D. M. Firake

Source: Current Science

Vol:

102

Issue:

6

pp:

845-846

Tags:

Bamboo, Rodents, Insects, Mamit (D), Mizoram, North East, Kolasib (D), Aizawl (D), Famine, Nutrition, Traditional Knowledge

Transport

Headway in Aizawl mono rail project

Silchar, Feb. 7: The proposal of the Congress-ruled Mizoram government to build a 5km mono rail network across the hill capital town of Aizawl to ease traffic has made considerable headway.

Publication Date:

08/02/2012

Source: Telegraph (North East)

Tags:

Rail Transport, Mono Rail, Transport, Aizawl (D), Silchar, Champhai (D)

Dams/ Irrigation

Mizoram rivers to generate 2,000 MW power

AIZAWL: Once all the ongoing hydro electric projects in Mizoram are completed, the state will produce at least 2,000 MW of power, a significant leap from the present capacity of generating 17.50 MW

Publication Date:

16/12/2011

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Aizawl (D), Rivers, Hydroelectricity, Dams, Electricity, LEDs, Energy, Dams/ Irrigation

Natural Disasters

Disasters claim 71 lives in Mizoram in 8 years

Aizawl: Natural disasters have claimed the lives of altogether 71 persons and injured 82 others during the last eight years, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation officials said here on Thursday.

Publication Date:

30/09/2011

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Landslides, Forest Fires, Floods, Cyclones, Aizawl (D), Earthquakes, Disaster Management, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Mizoram, Tripura tighten anti-quake measures

Aizawl/Agartala, Sep 23 (IANS): Authorities in Mizoram and Tripura, given the high vulnerability of India's mountainous northeast to earthquakes, are becoming stricter in enforcing official guideli

Publication Date:

23/09/2011

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Tripura, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Aizawl (D), Disaster Management, Buildings, Earth Quake Proof Housing

People

Mizoram population nears 11 lakh

Mizoram has a population of 10,91,014 including 5,38,675 women, according to the final figure of the Census 2011 released by State chief secretary Van Hela Pachuau.

Publication Date:

25/08/2011

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

People, Population, Serchhip (D), Census 2011, Aizawl (D)

Transport

Mono rail, cable car to be introduced in Aizawl

AIZAWL, July 26 – With a view to ease traffic snarls in Aizawl city, the Mizoram Governent has decided to introduce mono rail and cable car in the State capital.

Publication Date:

26/07/2011

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

Aizawl (D), Mono Rail, Urban Transport, Ministry Of Urban Development

Health