Three of Northeast India's most important ecosystems - Rudrasagar Lake in Tripura, Deepor Beel in Assam and Loktak Lake in Manipur - face serious threats from encroachment and pollution and urgent steps must be taken to conserve them, environmentalists say."Though all the three lakes are categorised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, the government has done little

Agartala, Concerned over the frequent influx of wild elephants in the human habitats in search of food, Forest Department in Tripura has started work to establish two elephant reserves in the state.

AGARTALA, The Left Front Government has given administrative powers of forest department to Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), the first tribal autonomous council in the country having received such power, State Forest Minister Jitendra Chowdhury said on Saturady.

DIMAPUR, April 19

AGARTALA, April 12

The cultivable land in India has shrunk marginally by 0.43 per cent to 182.39 million hectare in last five years.
This is due to shift in area for non-agricultural purposes such as buildings, road and railways among others.

The total agricultural land in 2003-04 was 183.19 million hectares against 182.39 million hectare in 2008-09, a fall of 0.80 million hectare, according to the government da

The Annual Plan for Tripura for 2011-12 was finalised on Thursday at Rs.1,950 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar.

Initiating discussions on Tripura's performance, Mr. Ahluwalia lauded the State Government for empowering panchayati raj institutions and the progress made in child health care.