SHILLONG: “Meghalaya is one of the States in India which falls under vulnerable  Zone-V of high seismicity and bamboo can play a vital role in appropriate housing and construction to its suitability and availability”, according to Kankana Narayan Dev of  Bambu-N-Man, a bamboo design consultancy of Guwahati, Assam.

Dimapur: In order to facilitate and promote better linkages for bamboo craftsmen in the state, the Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) organised a meeting between entrepreneurs of its micro-p

SHILLONG: The Indian Institute of Management, Shillong has once again proved that it aims to create world class management professionals who are concerned over the environment and society. Inspired by IIM Shillong Director Prof. AK Dutta, members of the ECoBiZ Club have come up with a noble initiative.

Shillong, July 20: The khoh , a coarse, closed-weave basket used by the Khasis for carrying goods to the market, is also now being popularly utilised as a waste bin.

Forest dependency as a means of livelihood has dropped perceptibly in villages particularly near wet zone forests during the past few decades.

The lives of rural Bhutanese is expected to get better once the six projects for environment conservation is implemented.

From November this year, people in Sipsoo in Samtse and Sarpang will have a stone masonry and elephant trench built with solar electric fencing to keep the elephants away.

While up north the project would replace the shingle roofs of 236 houses in Merak and 139 houses in

SHILLONG: A Cane and Bamboo Technology Park will be set up at the State Forest Service College in Byrnihat area with financial support from the North Eastern Council (NEC). Land has been leased out for the purpose by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).

AALO: The Kargu Kardi Student