North East

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding death of elephants because of railway accidents, 02/09/2014

The environment ministry has been pulled by the Supreme Court for not taking steps to stop casualty of elephants in train accidents. The apex court also condemned the decision of West Bengal government to sterilise elephants.

Judgement Date:

02/09/2014

Tags:

Elephant, Rail Transport, North East, Supreme Court, Endangered Species, Siliguri, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Chapramari SA, Jaldapara SA, Karnataka, Orissa (Odisha), Jharkhand, West Bengal

Climate Change

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on infrastructure in World Carbon Credit market, 14/08/2014

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on infrastructure in World Carbon Credit market, 14/08/2014.

Publication Date:

14/08/2014

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Carbon Market, Climate Change, India, Parliament, North East, Kyoto Protocol, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Amazon

Climate Change

Variation in the orographic extreme rain events over the Meghalaya Hills in northeast India in the two halves of the twentieth century

Madden–Julian oscillation plays an important role in the formation of extreme rainfall events over the Meghalaya Hills during extreme monsoon years says this research paper by Paweł Prokop, Adam Walanus published in Theoretical and Applied Climatology.

Publication Date:

09/08/2014

Author(s): Paweł Prokop, Adam Walanus

Source: Theoretical and Applied Climatology

pp:

1-11

Tags:

Rainfall Pattern, Meghalaya, Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, India, North East, Monsoons

Environment

56 proposals under Forest Act given clearance: Prakash Javadekar

NEW DELHI: Fifty-six proposals under Forest Conservation Act and 11 projects under Environment Impact Assessment Notification for roads and public utility sectors were granted clearance in hilly st

Publication Date:

25/07/2014

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forest Conservation, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Road, Forest Clearance, Environment Clearance (EC), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal, Sikkim, North East, Forest Act 1980, Afforestation, Jammu & Kashmir

Transport

4 projects in NE affected for want of forestry clearance

Four key railways projects in the North Eastern region have been affected for want of forestry clearances, the government said today.

Publication Date:

25/07/2014

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

North East, Rail Transport, Forest Clearance, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Development

Dams/ Irrigation

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on impact of construction of hydro electric projects on Assam, 21/07/2014

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on impact of construction of hydro electric projects on Assam, 21/07/2014.

Publication Date:

21/07/2014

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Hydroelectricity, Assam, North East, Subansiri, Bhutan, Arunachal, Dams, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Reservoirs, Flood Control

Sanitation

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on problem of sewage treatment and its disposal in urban India, 17/07/2014

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on problem of sewage treatment and its disposal in urban India, 17/07/2014.

Publication Date:

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Sewage Pollution, Urban Sanitation, India, Parliament, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), North East, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

Agriculture

N-E can become world’s largest organic producer

Guwahati: The North East has the potential to become the largest producer of organic foods in the world, Union minister Vijay Kumar Singh said on Saturday.

Publication Date:

14/07/2014

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Assam, North East, Organic Farming, Ministry Of Urban Development, Farmers, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Agriculture

Economy

Rs 53,706-cr budgetary allocation for NE

The BJP-led NDA government today paid back the North Eastern States with a slew of attractive proposals for sending the highest number of nine MPs, with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announci

Publication Date:

11/07/2014

Source: Assam Tribune (Guwahati)

Tags:

North East, Budget, Organic Farming, Assam, Rail Transport, Development, Economy

Habitat And Urbanisation