North East

16 hydropower projects under construction in Northeast

Sixteen hydropower projects are in various stages of construction in the northeast, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.

Publication Date:

07/08/2015

Source: Sentinel (Guwahati)

Tags:

Assam, North East, Hydroelectricity, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Meghalaya, Arunachal, Energy

Energy

Six ‘solar cities’ to be developed in NE

Guwahati and five other cities in the Northeast will be developed as solar cities to reduce dependency on conventional energy, a top official has said.

Publication Date:

27/07/2015

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Assam, Solar City, North East, Renewable Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Electricity, Energy

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Indian Ocean switches to positive dipole mode; strong monsoon seen for east India

A positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may have already begun to play out, according to the Applications Laboratory of Jamstec, the Japanese national weather forecaster.

Publication Date:

22/07/2015

Author(s): Vinson Kurian

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Monsoons, India, Arabian Sea, El Nino, Bay Of Bengal, North East

Health

Poor healthcare services in the Northeast alleged

North Eastern Council (NEC) members today rued poor healthcare services in the Northeast and underlined the need to enhance manpower, including setting up of more medical colleges in the region.

Publication Date:

16/07/2015

Author(s): Rining Lyngdoh

Source: Telegraph (North East)

Tags:

North East, Rural Health, Health Care, Assam, Tripura, Manipur

Land

Mizoram has the highest number of landless farmers

Aizawl: Mizoram has the highest number of rural residents without land among the tribals in Northeast India.

Publication Date:

15/07/2015

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Mizoram, Land, Tribals, North East, Agriculture

Biodiversity

Conservation of medicinally important plants by the indigenous people of Manipur (Meiteis) by incorporating them with religion and nature worship

Conservation of natural resources has been an integral part of several indigenous communities in different parts of the world. Nature worship has been a key force in determining human attitudes towards conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity. Many traditional conservation practices are being followed by indigenous people around the world protecting trees, herbs, shrubs and small forest patches by dedicating them to the local deity or incorporating them with religious or associating them with evil spirits.

Publication Date:

10/07/2015

Author(s): A. K.Phurailatpam, S. R. Singh, R. Nongthombam

Source: Current Science

Vol:

109

Issue:

1

pp:

25-30

Tags:

Medicinal Plants, Manipur, North East, Traditional Knowledge, Religious Beliefs, Biodiversity Conservation, Home Gardens

Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Mapithel dam project in Manipur, 06/07/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Themrie Tuithung & Ors Vs State of Manipur & Ors. dated 06/07/2015 regarding Mapithel dam project in Manipur.

Ritwick Dutta, Advocate appearing for the applicants has requested for the grant of an injunction on the ground that one of the villages viz. Chadong is on the verge of submersion and paddy field, banana plantation etc. are already submerged.

Judgement Date:

06/07/2015

Tags:

Dams, Manipur, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Tribals, North East

Climate Change

Assessment of snowmelt runoff in the eastern Himalayan region under climate change scenarios

In Eastern Himalayan region, snow melt is the major source of fresh water. Also, snow covered areas lying at low altitudes are expected to be most vulnerable to global warming. Thus, assessment of the snowmelt runoff under different climatic scenarios is important for efficient management and planning of water resources, which can be used towards mitigating the influence of climate change.

Publication Date:

01/07/2015

Author(s): A. Bandyopadhyay, A. Bhadra, N. Chiphang & et al

Source: Journal of Indian Geophysical Union

Vol:

9

Issue:

3

pp:

312-321

Tags:

Eastern Himalaya, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, River Basin, Tawang (D), Arunachal, North East, Global Warming

Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding shifting the West Boragaon landfill site used for dumping municipal solid waste of Guwahati city, 01/07/2015

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Bench on 1 July 2015, recalled its order issued on 1 June 2015, wherein it had imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary-cum-Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) of the State for their failure to file an affidavit on the issue of shifting West Boragaon landfill site and finding an alternative dumping site to save the Deepor Beel, the lone Ramsar Site wetland of the State.Read full text of this NGT order.

Judgement Date:

01/07/2015

Tags:

Wetlands, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Guwahati, Assam, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Landfill, North East

Natural Disasters