Health

India’s tuberculosis challenge

India has a large and heterogeneous tribal population of approximately 104 million. This accounts for 8.6 per cent of the total population and it is spread over a vast area.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2016
Soumya Swaminathan
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Tuberculosis, North East, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat, Tribals, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR)
Atmosphere

Changes in the seasonal cycle of carbon stocks and fluxes due to fires in the grassland ecosystem of Manipur, Northeast India

Fire is a common perturbation in the grassland ecosystems throughout the world. Effect of fire on carbon stock, rate of C-accumulation and soil CO2 flux have been studied in Imperata cylindrica–Sporobolus indicus-dominated grassland community of Manipur, Northeast India.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
25/03/2016
A. Thokchom, P. S. Yadava
Current Science
110
6
1088-1094
Tags:
Forest Fires, Grasslands, Manipur, Atmosphere, North East, Soil Capability, Biomass, Carbon Dioxide
Environment

Concern expressed over India's hydro-power plans

India's water management issues have pushed the country to the top among 11 nations on the Environmental Justice Atlas, an interactive portal conceived by an international team that maps ecological

Publication Date: 
08/03/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Ecology, Hydroelectricity, Environmental Health, Himachal Pradesh, North East, Developing Countries, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Water Management, Environmental Security, Environment
Wildlife

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding training of river Beki activation of river Manas and Hakua at Mathanguri, Assam, 07/03/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India, Through Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 07/03/2016 regarding stay on all activities of the project “Training of river Beki on L/B and activation of river Manas and Hakua at Mathanguri” situated within the Manas National Park and Manas Tiger Reserve.

Judgement Date: 
07/03/2016
Tags:
Manas NP, Wildlife, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Assam, Court, Wildlife Act 1972, Tiger Reserves, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Rivers, Beki, Manas, North East
Economy

Rs.33,097 crore allocated for Northeast development

An amount of Rs.33,097 crore has been allocated for development of North-eastern Region in the Union Budget which included a special fund of Rs.412 crore for promotion of organic farming.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
North East, Budget, Development, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Tribals, Nagaland, Economy
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding forest clearance to the Thoubal Multipurpose Project, Manipur, 26/02/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Themrei Tuithung - Thoyee Village, Ukhrul District, Manipur & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Manipur, Irrigation and Flood Control Department - Government of Manipur, Ministry of Tribal Affairs dated 26/02/2016 regarding forest clearance granted by the State Government of Manipur in January, 2014 to the Thoubal Multipurpose Project proposed at the tri-junction of Ukhrul, Senapati and Thoubal districts of Manipur which would lead to diversion of 595 hectares of forest lan

Judgement Date: 
26/02/2016
Tags:
Dams, Manipur, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rivers, Tribals, Forest Rights Act 2006, Forest Act 1980, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), North East, Ukhrul (D), Senapati (D)
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding implementation of the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, Tripura, 16/02/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Abinash Chandra Das Vs State of Tripura & Others dated 16/02/2016 regarding implementation of the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, Tripura.

Judgement Date: 
16/02/2016
Tags:
Forest Act 1980, Tripura, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), North East
Energy

Hydrocarbon vision 2030 for North East India

The Minister of State (IC) for Petroleum and Natural Gas released the Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for north-east India, outlining steps to leverage the hydrocarbon sector for development of the region in Guwahati.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2016
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Tags:
Oil, Oil Products, Natural Gas, North East, India, LPG, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil India, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Biodiversity

Scientists find tree frog believed extinct for more than 100 years

For more than a century, two mysterious tree frog specimens collected by a British naturalist in 1870 and housed at the Natural History Museum in London were assumed to be part of a vanished specie

Publication Date: 
21/01/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Biodiversity, Frogs, Scientists, Amphibians, India, Asia, China, North East
Natural Disasters

Big quake coming, warn MHA experts

The Union home ministry's disaster management experts have warned of a bigger catastrophe, earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater on the Richter scale which may hit the already ruptured Him

Publication Date: 
06/01/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Himalaya, North East, Disaster Preparedness

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