African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most important transboundary diseases of pigs. ASF has been identified in India for the first time in domestic pigs from outbreaks reported in two of the northeastern states, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in 2020. A total of 11 ASF outbreaks in different regions killed over 3700 pigs and devastated the economy of small-scale livestock owners of both the states.

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Progress report (II) of the Committee of Experts constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) headed by Justice Brojendra Prasad Katakey dated December 10, 2020.

Progress report (Volume II) of the Committee of Experts constituted by the National Green Tribunal headed by Justice Brojendra Prasad Katakey, to look into the issues concerning Well Baghjan-5 in Tinsukia district, Assam.

Progress report (Volume 1) of the Committee of Experts constituted by the National Green Tribunal headed by Justice Brojendra Prasad Katakey, to look into the issues concerning Well Baghjan-5 in Tinsukia district, Assam.

There have been extreme weather events in the form of heavy rains in some parts of the country which affected the standing crops.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mridu Paban Phukon & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/09/2020. This Appeal seeks to assail Environmental Clearance (EC) April 9, 2020 granted by the MoEF&CC in favour of M/s. Oil India Ltd. (OIL) for the proposed onshore oil & gas development drilling and production in Mechaki area covering Mechaki, Mechaki Extension, Baghjan and Tinsukia Extension PMLs in district Tinsukia, Assam by OIL.

Based on the audited accounts of the Government of Assam for the year ending 31 March 2019, this Report provides an analytical review of the finances of the State Government.

Preliminary affidavit on behalf of Oil India Limited in the matter of Bonani Kakkar Vs Oil India Limited & Others dated 27/07/2020.

The matter related to blowout at well No. 5 in OIL India's Baghjan field, Assam in June 2020. After the incident of blowout, several bunds were constructed around the area of the blowout to arrest the spilled oil flowing to the nearby water bodies. The oil arrested inside the bundhs were picked up by manual efforts in drums and transferred to EPS-Baghjan. Turbo pumps driven by water jets were also used for lifting spilled oil.

Preliminary report of the Committee of Experts constituted by the National Green Tribunal headed by Justice Brojendra Prasad Katakey, former judge Guwahati High Court submitted on July 24, 2020.

The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2020 is an Act further to amend the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act,1969. It shall have the like extent as the principal Act. In the principal Act, in sections 51, 52, 53 and 54, for the word "Commissioner" wherever it occurs, the words "State Election Commission" shall be substituted.

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