The Northeastern States are amongst the top consumers of tobacco products in the country with Mizoram earning the dubious distinction of having the largest number of tobacco product consumers in India.
Sixty-one per cent of the population in Mizoram uses some form of tobacco products. In India, 57 per cent males and 10.9 per cent females use tobacco products.
As per Institute of Water Modelling Water in Surma-Kushiara-Meghna can reduce by 10% in June, 23% in July, 16% in August and 15% in September. Kushiara-Bardal wetland will dry up in monsoons. The reservoir will trap nutrient-rich silt, affecting the productivity of crops downstream. Excess erosion in the first 100-150 km will increase deposition in downstream Surma-Kushiara, raising
Bangladesh protests dam in Manipur sunamgonj in Bangladesh, a few kilometres from the border with India, looks stirred up. On June 21, the town citizenry gathered at the public library to listen to five speakers from India
IMPHAL/AGARTALA, July 13: A 10-member Bangladesh parliamentary delegation is expected to visit the Tipaimukh dam in Manipur this week in the backdrop of concerns over the project
NEW DELHI, July 12: Rural electrification works are being taken up in four districts namely Chandel, Senapati, Tamenglong and Ukhrul under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).
IMPHAL, July 8: Manipur Forests and Environment Minister Th Debendra today said the government had identified 29 villages in reserved forest areas of the State where encroachment was reported and 2,799 houses were constructed in the areas.
Tipaimukh Bandh Protirodh Andolan (dam resistance movement) yesterday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through the acting deputy commissioner, urging her to immediately sit with Indian government so that it stops implementation of its dam project on Borak river.
