Natural Disasters

Paddy fields inundated due to heavy rain in Boko as an aftereffect of cyclone Fani

Boko: More than 3,000 bighas of paddy land and eight villages were affected by flash flood due to the two-day long heavy rainfall induced by cyclone Fani in Boko constituency.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2019
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Meghalaya, Cyclone, Rainfall, Rice, Crop Yield, Natural Disasters
Mining

Nagaland: Four dead in abandoned rat-hole coal mine

The exact reason behind them being present at the mine is yet to be established.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nagaland, Coal, Mining, Assam, Meghalaya
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding illegal rat hole mines in Meghalaya, 08/02/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Aditya N Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/02/2019 regarding illegal coal mines in Meghalaya. SC orders notice to be issued to the mine owner of the illegal rat hole mine which had collapsed and trapped 14 miners in East Jaintia Hills

Judgement Date: 
08/02/2019
Tags:
Meghalaya, Mining, Supreme Court, Jaintia Hills, Coal
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Aditya N Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/01/2019 regarding miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya.

Judgement Date: 
11/01/2019
Tags:
Mining, Meghalaya, Coal, Mining Accident, Supreme Court
Water Resources

Meghalaya: Conrad inaugurates cottages by scenic Umiam Lake

SHILLONG: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday inaugurated the Lake View Cottages and Orchid Lake Cottages near the scenic Umiam Lake constructed under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Minist

Publication Date: 
10/01/2019
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Meghalaya, Lakes, Tourism, Water Resources
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding miners trapped inside an illegal mine, Meghalaya, 04/01/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Aditya N Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/01/2019 regarding rescue of miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General has informed the Court that since the mine in question where the miners are trapped is an il

Judgement Date: 
04/01/2019
Tags:
Mining, Meghalaya, Coal, Supreme Court, Mining Accident, India, Occupational Safety
Mining

India records 377 mine deaths in three years

At a time when multiple agencies are involved in the rescue of 15 miners trapped in a rathole mine in Meghalaya, data tabled in the Lok Sabha earlier this week revealed that 377 workers involved in

Publication Date: 
03/01/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Mining Accident, Occupational Accidents, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Coal, Meghalaya
Mining

Rat-hole mining rampant in Meghalaya despite NGT ban

Four years after the National Green Tribunal ordered a ban on coal mining in Meghalaya, illegal practices continue unabated in the state, putting lives at risk every day.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Meghalaya, Mining, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Coal
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the State of Meghalaya, 11/12/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Environment Pollution & Health Hazard in the State Vs State of Meghlaya & Others dated 11/12/2018 regarding compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the State of Meghalaya.

Judgement Date: 
11/12/2018
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Meghalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, North East
Health

The burden of cancers and their variations across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016

Previous efforts to report estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in India and its different parts include the National Cancer Registry Programme Reports, Sample Registration System cause of death findings, Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Series, and GLOBOCAN. We present a comprehensive picture of the patterns and time trends of the burden of total cancer and specific cancer types in each state of India estimated as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 because such a systematic compilation is not readily available.

Publication Date: 
12/09/2018
Lancet Oncology
1-18
Tags:
Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases, India, Diagnostic Methods, Health Care, Statistics, Mizoram, Kerala, Assam, Haryana, Meghalaya, Arunachal, Delhi, Cervix / Uterine Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Tobacco Related Cancer, Lifestyles, Health Effects

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