Climate Change

Reviving dying springs: Climate change adaptation experiments from the Sikkim Himalaya

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

Publication Date: 
01/02/2012
Sandeep Tambe, Ghanashyam Kharel, M. L. Arrawatia & et al
Mountain Research and Development
32
1
62-72
Tags:
Climate Change, Himalaya, Sikkim, Climate Adaptation, Water Resources, Eastern Himalaya, Groundwater Recharge, Water Harvesting, Watershed Development, North East
Energy

Sun power for 7 Sikkim buildings - Raj bhavan to go green by april

Gangtok, Jan. 31: Seven government buildings, including the Raj Bhavan and the Sikkim Assembly, will be powered by solar energy from April this year.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2012
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Sikkim, Solar Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy, Buildings, Gangtok, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Water Resources

Centre only a catalyst in resolving water disputes'

GUWAHATI: Union Minister for Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal on Wednesday said though the Central Government has no role to play in water related issues concerning the states as water is a state

Publication Date: 
19/01/2012
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Brahmaputra, Ministry Of Water Resources, Water Disputes, Water Management, Groundwater, Sikkim, North Eastern Ranges, Floods, Dams, Water Resources, Assam
Habitat And Urbanisation

Rs 70 crore for renovation of road to Sikkim

The Centre has sanctioned Rs 70 crore for the phase-wise renovation of NH31A at a time the Sikkim government has expressed its displeasure over the tardy pace of repair of the highway by the Border

Publication Date: 
18/01/2012
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Roads, Natural Disasters, Sikkim, Habitat And Urbanisation, Highways
Dams/ Irrigation

Delhi funds to block Teesta swerve

Jalpaiguri, Jan.

Publication Date: 
17/01/2012
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Teesta, Water Disputes, Jalpaiguri (D), West Bengal, Sikkim
Sanitation

Jairam urges Manmohan to give highest priority to sanitation

Calling for urgent measures to provide sanitation facility across the country, Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has pointed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that in addition to mal

Publication Date: 
17/01/2012
K.Balchand
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Rural Development, Malnutrition, Drinking Water, Water Supply, UNICEF, WHO, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Waste Management, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Haryana, Toilets, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Panchayats, Sanitation
Health

Rampant adulteration in milk in M’laya: Report

It is a known fact that Meghalaya faces perennial shortage of milk. But now official reports have confirmed a worse fear — there is rampant adulteration in this vital drink in the State.

In its first-ever national survey on milk adulteration, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) found that of the total 1,791 samples tested throughout the country including Meghalaya, at least over 68 per cent i.e. 1,226 samples were either diluted with water or mixed with harmful detergent.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2012
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Milk, Health Effects, Gujarat, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram, Food Safety, Milk Products, Sanitation, Farmers, Health, Meghalaya
Climate Change

DoNER on climate change

SHILLONG: The Union Ministry of Development of North East Region (DoNER) has initiated the Climate Change Adaptation North Easter Region (CCANER) Project in partnership with the German Development

Publication Date: 
03/01/2012
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Climate Adaptation, North Eastern Ranges, Nagaland, Sikkim, Water Management, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Climate Change
Ecotourism

Sikkim ecotourism policy 2011

The Government of Sikkim addresses ecotourism as a priority sector and therefore, the the state government has developed this policy with an aim to not only to ensure sustainable livelihood of the local people but to protect and manage forest, as well.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2012
Government of Sikkim
Tags:
Ecotourism, Sikkim, Environment, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystems, Sustainable Development, Infrastructure Development, Waste Management, Protected Area Conservation
Climate Change

New DoNER project on climate change

SHILLONG, Dec 29 – The Union Ministry of Development of North East Region (DoNER) has initiated the Climate Change Adaptation North Easter Region (CCANER) Project in partnership with the German Dev

Publication Date: 
30/12/2011
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Climate Change, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North East, Nagaland, Climate Adaptation, Meghalaya, Sikkim

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