NEW DELHI, Feb 7 – The eight States of the Northeastern region (NER) have witnessed loss of green cover to the extent of 549 square km. Assam has lost 19 square km of forest cover.

India's forest cover shrank by 367sq km with the maximum 80 per cent loss recorded in Andhra Pradesh mainly due to Naxals felling trees in Warangal and Khammam districts, according to a new survey released on Tuesday.

Forest and tree cover of the country as per the biennial assessment report released by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) is 78.29 million hectares, which is 23.81 per cent of the geographical area. This includes 2.76 per cent tree cover.

It is a known fact that Meghalaya faces perennial shortage of milk. But now official reports have confirmed a worse fear — there is rampant adulteration in this vital drink in the State.

In its first-ever national survey on milk adulteration, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) found that of the total 1,791 samples tested throughout the country including Meghalaya, at least over 68 per cent i.e. 1,226 samples were either diluted with water or mixed with harmful detergent.

In a shocking disclosure it has been revealed that the country’s forest cover is decreasing and the maximum loss is being reported from the Northeastern states including Meghalaya once considered t

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Friday appealed to the Nagaland government and its people to help the organisation resume oil exploration in the state.

Production from Champak oil field in Nagaland was 150 tons per day till its operation was stopped in 1994 due to insurgent activities in the region.

AGARTALA: The first unit of mega Palatana project is all set to be operational by May next year, said Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of ONGC here on Wednesday.

The CMD along with Director (HR) S K Jamestin and OTPC Managing Director SK Dubey called on Chief Minister Manik Sarkar at Civil Secretariat and discussed various issues related to the 726 MW power project.

The infant mortality rate (IMR) has shown a 3 point decline, dropping from 50 deaths per 1,000 live births to 47 and moving a step closer to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target

The World Bank (WB) has agreed to fund for implementation of the North East Rural Livelihoods Project (NERLP) in nine districts of four northeastern states including Tripura, officials said here on

AGARTALA: The first unit of 726 MW Palatana power project, which was supposed to be commissioned by February next year, will be coming up by May 2012, said Chief Secretary SK Panda here on Wednesda

SHILLONG: Climate change has taken its toll on agriculture sector of the Northeast over the years, which prompted the scientists to go for vulnerability assessment and issuing warning to both farmi