World Environment Day celebrated across the region

Today is World Environment Day and the theme this year is ‘Beat the Plastic’. Every year a global host country is picked up where the official celebrations take place and this year India will be hosting the International Environmental Day Celebrations. Meanwhile, celebrations have begun all across the nation with thousands of participants coming out […]

World Environment Day to kick-start in Assam with plantation of 10 lakh saplings

Assam gears up for World Environment Day with an ambitious plan to plant 10 lakh saplings. Celebrations kick-started today with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal participating in the mass plantation programme organised by the district administration in Dibrugarh in collaboration with the forest department at Jokai.

Hundreds displaced due to severe erosion in Hailakandi district

With the onset of the monsoon season, the spate in water levels of the Barak river has triggered erosion in the Polarpar village at Algapur constituency in Assam’s Hailakandi district. Hundreds of people have been displaced due to severe erosion. Large tracts of agricultural land have also been washed away by the turbulent river.

Militants of Assam are procuring arms and ammunition’s thanks to the trade in rhino horns, says Parimal Suklabaidya

Militants of Assam are procuring arms and ammunition’s thanks to the trade in rhino horns. This statement was made by Assam’s forest minister Parimal Suklabaidya. The minister said, one single rhino horn can procure up to ten AK-47 rifles for militants and poachers. This is the reason why rhino poaching is so rampant in the […]

Thunderstorm lashes Tripura and Assam; One killed, 9 injured in Tripura; Goalpara district in Assam hit by violent storm

One person was killed while 9 others suffered serious injuries after heavy storm lashed Khowai district of Tripura. Meanwhile, two relief camps have been set up in the district. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb soon rushed to the affected areas and took stock of the situation. The chief minister also announced a compensation of Rs […]

International Conference on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Goals held in Gangtok

An International Conference on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Goals was held at the state capital of Sikkim, Gangtok. The event, held at the city’s Chintan Bhawan, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling. Present at the inauguration ceremony were environmental activist Dr Vandana Shiva and Bernward Geier from Germany. While addressing the event, Chamling stated […]

Guwahati city drinking water hazard: Report

Earlier in a report, Northeast live exposed the presence of huge amounts of lead and arsenic in the drinking water of Guwahati and the inefficiency of all the water treatment plants of the city to treat the arsenic content in the water. However, lately it has been brought to light that the presence of these […]

Arunachal MP Ninong Ering writes to PM Modi, urges to take up Siang turbidity issue with China

Arunachal MP Ninong Ering has written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Prime Minister to take up the issue of the Siang River waters turning murkier with China in his upcoming meeting with Chinese President on April 27 and 28. Urging Modi to accord top priority to the Siang issue during his meeting […]

Mission litter free: East Khasi Hills police move making an impact

What started as a step towards sticking to the fundamentals of healthy life in Meghalaya has now turned into a movement backed by legislation and involving all stakeholders to holistically work for a better, healthier and cleaner Meghalaya. Earning international accolades for cleanliness, Meghalaya which is house to the Asia’s cleanest village Mawlynnong is putting […]