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Rs 29.14 cr annual plan approved under Horticulture Mission

JAMMU, Apr 4: An amount of Rs.

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Study of traditionally used piscicidal plants of North East India

The land feature and climate has made North East Hill region of India rich in water bodies where fishery plays the important role on the life pattern, culture, food habit and economy of the region....

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World Bank funds flood project

World Bank, which is funding a $150-million project on integrated flood and erosion management in the Northeast, has called for a multi-sector approach towards management of water resources in the

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Now, aerial drones for rhino safety

Guwahati: Wildlife authorities are using aerial drones to oversee a natural game park in northeastern India to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from armed poachers.

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Thermal monitoring and indoor temperature modeling in vernacular buildings of...

Vernacular architecture is still very popular and constructed widely in North-East India. In this paper, the result of long-term monitoring of two vernacular houses selected one in Tezpur (warm and...

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Application of DEM, remote sensing and geomorphic studies in identifying a...

The Dibru river basin of Assam is investigated to examine the influence of active structure by applying an integrated study on geomorphology, morphotectonics, subsurface structure, Digital Elevation...

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Assessing the priorities for sustainable forest management in the Sikkim...

Sikkim is a small, mountainous, Indian state (7,096 km2) located in the eastern Himalayan region. Though a global biodiversity hotspot, it has been relatively less studied. A detailed forest type,...

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Parrikar: law to prevent sale of agri land in next session

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikarhas said he would bring about a law in the next session of the assembly to prevent the sale and conversion of agricultural land as part of his efforts to protect the

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Kashmir, northeast worst affected by food pipe cancer

Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern States fall under the Asian belt of oesophagus cancer together with ChinaCancer of the oesophagus – or what is commonly called food pipe – has been detected as...

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Anti-dam protests gain momentum in N-E

As the fragility of the Himalayan range lies exposed by the devastating floods in Uttarakhand, it has imparted more weight to the on-going movement in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh against the numero

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Satellite images for extraction of flood disaster footprints and assessing...

Satellite images provide information on the flood disaster footprints, which is essential for assessing the disaster impact and taking up flood mitigation activities. The Brahmaputra floods that...

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Centre likely to reduce 7.5 per cent fund allocation under NRHM

All the State governments in the northeast are likely to face a deduction of at least 7.5 per cent in Central funding under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), if New Delhi goes by its decisi

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Complete hydro power projects in NE without further delay: PM

Centre approves additional fund of Rs 400 cr for rail projects in NETaking note of the time overrun of national projects in the northeast, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asked Power Minister...

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Tripura opposes food security scheme

Aizawl/Agartala: The Congress ruled-Mizoram government, which had earlier said it could not implement the food security scheme in the state due to fund crunch, on Thursday declared it would execute

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Neepco plan to tap solar, wind power

AGARTALA: The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (Neepco) is embarking on a plan to generate at least 1500MW power from non-conventional sources of energy, especially by tapping solar

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German devpt bank for climate study in North East

The Centre is all set to tie up with the KFW, a German government-owned development bank, for implementation of a project relating to addressing climate change and its impact in the northeastern st

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Centre identifies 1,279 sites in NE for mini hydel plants

The hue-and-cry over construction of hydro-power projects in the North-East, notwithstanding, the Centre has identified a total number of 1,279 sites including 119 in Assam for setting up mini hyde

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Centre admits forest cover loss in NE

Denying rampant destruction of forests in the Northeast, the Centre admitted that there was a reduction of 548 sq km of forest cover in comparison to the findings of the India State of Forest Repor

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Neepco plan to tap solar, wind power

AGARTALA: The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (Neepco) is embarking on a plan to generate at least 1500MW power from non-conventional sources of energy, especially by tapping solar power

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Tripura opposes food security scheme

Aizawl/Agartala: The Congress ruled-Mizoram government, which had earlier said it could not implement the food security scheme in the state due to fund crunch, on Thursday declared it would execute the

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