Agriculture

To cultivate or not?: examining factors that Influence Jatropha agriculture in North East India

This study examines factors that determine the adoption and continued production of Jatropha in plantations in North East India. The study is based on a sample of 144 current-farmers, 137 previous-farmers, and 145 non-growers of Jatropha in the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Kishor Goswami, Hari Kanta Choudhury
South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
Tags:
Biofuel, Bio Fuel Crops, Agriculture, North East, India, Assam, Arunachal, Biodiesel, Industry, Farmers
Water Supply

State ranks 11th in schemes implementation

Assam has completed over 22,000 schemes under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) between April 2010 and November this year.

Publication Date: 
23/12/2013
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Drinking Water, Rural Water Supply, Water Supply, North East, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal
Habitat And Urbanisation

Centre gives nod to 6,418 km of road construction in Arunachal Pradesh

The Union Road Transport and Highways (RTH) ministry has approved road construction of 6,418 km under Special Accelerated Road Development Project-North East for implementation of Phase A and the A

Publication Date: 
12/12/2013
Times Of India (Guwahati)
Tags:
Roads, Arunachal, North East, Urbanisation, Land Acquisition, Forest Clearance, Environment Clearance (EC), Habitat And Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Centre admits to delays in NE road projects

In a confirmation of what has been suspected for long, the Centre has admitted that there have been delays in completion of the road projects in the North East due to delays in land acquisition, en

Publication Date: 
10/12/2013
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, North East, Roads, Land Acquisition, Environment, Forest Clearance, Highways, Tripura, Habitat And Urbanisation
Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding proposal made by the Government of Manipur for construction of a multipurpose hydroelectric project (Thoubal Multipurpose Hydroelectric)

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Themrei Tuithung & Ors. V/s State of Manipur & Ors. dated 20/11/2013 regarding proposal made by the Government of Manipur for construction of a multipurpose hydroelectric project (Thoubal Multipurpose Hydroelectric).

Judgement Date: 
20/11/2013
Tags:
Dams, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Hydroelectricity, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Land Acquisition, Compensation, Forest Act 1980, Forest Rights Act 2006, Tribals, North East
Food Policy

FCI to ramp up its infrastructure in NE to implement Food Security Act

The projects will collectively augment the storage capacity of FCI by about 1,25,060 metric tonnes (MT), out of which 53,000 MT is likely to be completed by March 2014

Food Corporation of India (FCI) is in the process of augmenting its infrastructure in North-East to implement the National Food Security Act.

Publication Date: 
14/11/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
North East, Food Security, Arunachal, Manipur, Meghalaya, Subsidies, Wheat, Rice, Nagaland, Tripura, Ministry Of Food & Civil Supplies, Food Policy
Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Thoubal Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project, 12/11/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Themrei Tuithung & Ors. Vs. State of Manipur & Ors. dated 12/11/2013 where NGT has directed State Govt of Manipur to halt construction work of Thoubal Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project till Nov 20.

Judgement Date: 
12/11/2013
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Manipur, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Forest Clearance, North East
Forests

Report of the Committee to study development in hill states arising from management of forest lands with special focus on creation of infrastructure, livelihood and human development

A Planning Commission panel recently recommended allocation of 2 per cent of annual gross budgetary support (to the Twelfth Plan) per year to the 11 Himalayan states, including seven in the Northeast. The amount, at current levels would work out to be about Rs 10,000 crore, to be earmarked for balance period of the Twelfth Plan.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2013
Planning Commission
Tags:
Forest Management, India, Mountain Ecosystems, Forests, Himalaya, North East, Infrastructure Development, Economy, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Land Use, Wastelands
Energy

`Set 210 days deadline for forest clearance’

NEW DELHI, October 30: Being aware of the uncertainty over the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project (LSHEP), Union Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha has appealed to the government to se

Publication Date: 
31/10/2013
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
North East, Lower Subansiri, Hydroelectricity, Forest Clearance, Ministry of Power, Public Hearing, Assam
Transport

Strategic roads along eastern frontier face environmental hurdles

New Delhi, October 29: Against the backdrop of hue and cry over Chinese aggression in Arunachal Pradesh, the Union Home Ministry has said that several strategic projects in the northeast are facing

Publication Date: 
30/10/2013
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Arunachal, North East, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry of Home Affairs, China, Roads, Forests, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

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