To unearth the priorities in Assam to cope with floods effectively, the prime objective of this research study is on assessment of the adaptation measures, structural and non-structural, to floods in three districts of Assam, viz. Dhemaji, Jorhat and Dhubri representing North Bank Plains, Upper Brahmaputra Valley and Lower Brahmaputra Valley, agro-climatic zones respectively. Bottom up approach was adopted to gather the quantitative data from various concerned departments and qualitative data by holding focus group discussions.

Arunachal Pradesh is rich in biodiversity and has become a hub of scientific explorations leading to the discovery of new taxa species. Of late Arunachal Pradesh has become the focus of national and international wildlife research and conservation, partly due to its status of being in the Eastern Himalayas 'biodiversity hotspot'.

Mountain springs emanating naturally from unconfined aquifers are the primary source of water for rural households in the
Himalayan region. Due to the impacts of climate change on precipitation patterns such as rise in rainfall intensity, reduction in its temporal spread, and a marked decline in winter rain, coupled with other anthropogenic causes, the problem of dying springs is being increasingly felt across this region. This study was taken up in the Sikkim Himalaya, which has received limited attention

The present study analyses the effect of a paper mill on epiphytic lichen communities in Barak Valley, Assam. Lichen thallus size, thallus number and frequency of occurrence, along with diversity of lichens at three levels (species, generic and family) are considered as variables to see the community composition across the distance from a paper mill.

Once the domain of uppity, horseback riding British sahibs, tea cultivation is now being taken up by those who had worked on plantations as labour. In the process, women are brewing a fresh story by cashing in on their experience and traditional knowledge, and becoming entrepreneurs.