Assam

Himalaya, food security, food insecurity, land degradation, land use change, rain-fed agriculture, Hindu Kush Himalaya, HKH region, Nepal, Bhutan, Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Assam, West Bengal, dryland, COP14, desertification, UNCCD, Food and Agriculture Organization, urbanisation, sustainable development goals,

Climate Change: People of Asia’s Mountains Face Severe Food Insecurity

Nivedita Khandekar 19/09/2019

In only five years since 2012, the rural mountain...

Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma. Credits: PTI

Meghalaya Decision on Kulsi Dam After Examining DPR: CM

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma expressed concerns regarding the...

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Who Killed the Wandering Rhino in Assam?

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 10/09/2019

Muffled reports, doctored stories and slipshod investigations have raised...

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Assam: Pangolin Smuggling to China Surges After Rhino Poaching Declines

Anup Sharma 07/09/2019

Owing to enhanced security and international spotlight on the...

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In Northeast, Few Tigers to be Seen Outside Protected Areas

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya and Nabarun Guha 23/08/2019

Anthropogenic disturbances, poaching, loss of habitat and depletion of...

Forest Rights Act 2006, tribals, forest dwellers, community forests, unclassified forests, TN Godavarman, Sikkim, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian Forest Act 1927, tribal communities,

Why India’s Northeast Could See FRA as a Way to Protect Its Community Forests

C.R. Bijoy 16/08/2019

The Centre is all set to bring 'unclassed' or...

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NGT Dismisses Plea for Reconstituting Panel on Subansiri Hydro Project

The tribunal did not find any material on record...