KOHIMA, Dec 27: Stating that sanitation is a basic requirement for ensuring a better quality of life, the State Government aims to achieve complete sanitation coverage in Nagaland through Total Sanitation Campaign in keeping with the Government of India target of

KOHIMA, Dec 24: Forest Department officials have seized huge quantity of red sandalwood from a truck bound for Manipur. Official sources here today said the Forest officials stopped a truck at the New Field Check Gate at Dimapur last night, which was coming from Kolkata, loaded with tonnes of barbed wire, and the red Sandalwood (Pterocorpus Santelinus) was hidden under the barbed wires.

KOHIMA, Dec 10: With the use of bamboo gaining prominence in the State, it appears the Nagaland Government is looking for more and better ways to exploit one of its richest resources.

This paper deals with a new species viz. Bambusa mokokchungeana from Nagaland and with nomenclature of the bamboos from North East India and Andaman Island.

Nagaland Government has introduced a Bill in the Assembly for setting up of special economic zones (SEZs) in the State.

Due to lack of awareness about the treatments available, persons detected with HIV are being deprived of a longer and healthier life. In Assam, 3,752 persons have been detected as HIV-positive, whereas it is estimated that thousands of others carrying the virus are yet to be detected.

KOHIMA, Nov 10: A delegation of eminent citizens led by renowned environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna, recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award, has undertaken a campaign to sensitise people on the fragile ecology of the Himalayan region and the need to protect it.

A three-day training programme on

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved splitting of an oil and gas block falling in Assam and Nagaland into two so that exploration that previously could not be completed in Nagaland can now be taken up.

Change is inevitable; it is truly the only constant. Often change is hard to detect, particularly in amorphous domains such as governance and development. Be assured though that India is changing, even if at a glacial pace. The Seventh India Today State of the States Report reveals that the gravity of growth is shifting to emerging geographies, even if gradually.

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