Major wetlands in India (To go with: Maharashtra to bid for UN recognition to six wetlands)
September 7th, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
India has 25 major wetlands, including four in Jammu and Kashmir, which have been accorded global recognition under the Ramsar Convention. They are:JAMMU AND KASHMIR:Surinsar-Mansar Lakes - 350 hectares,... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Assam NGO moves court for probe into floating currency
June 27th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 27 (IANS) A voluntary organisation Wednesday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Guwahati High Court seeking a government inquiry into the discovery of Indian currency ... Read more...
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Floating currency notes: Youth drowns in Assam water body
June 26th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 26 (IANS) A youth's body was Tuesday fished out from a wetland here in which scores of people entered to collect Indian currency notes that were found floating ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mushroom path for eco-conservation
March 4th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 4 (IANS) Mushrooms seems to be helping in ecological conservation at Assam's Deepor Beel. Guwahati based NGO Eco Concept has come forward to help the people living on ... Read more...
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Protect northeast’s wetlands, lakes: Environmentalists
May 10th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 10 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...
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Hasina rules out new airport ‘against people’s will’
February 2nd, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said her government will not push for building a new international airport at a location about 40 km from here, after ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Workshop for environment protection held in Guwahati
April 13th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 13 (ANI): An NGO "Environmental Watch and Management Institute" recently held a workshop for village school students in Assam to create awareness about the need to preserve environment.The students ... Read more...
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Partially blind elephant hit by a goods train
October 17th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Oct 17 (ANI): An adult, partially blind elephant was critically injured when it was hit by a goods train while another elephant accompanying it escaped with minor injuries on Thursday ... Read more...
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