Sikkim

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Upper Himalayas Potential New Home For Tigers in South Asia

Mayank Aggarwal 14/09/2019

Global Tiger Forum's latest study has found India, Nepal...

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...

Sikkim-yaks

Over 300 Yaks Starve to Death Due to Heavy Snowfall in North Sikkim

The Wire Staff 12/05/2019

The animals were stuck without food because of road...

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Scientists and Buddhists Discuss Physics, Reality at Three-Day Conference

Vasudevan Mukunth 10/10/2018

One monk in attendance said he wanted to be...

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,

In Sikkim, A Railway Project Tries to Navigate the Forest Rights Act

Tanmoy Bhaduri 23/07/2018

The Sevoke-Rangpo railway project will reportedly affect over 40,000...

Assam Rifles said the villager was killed due to mistaken identity Photo PTI

NE Dispatch: Army Kills Man in Case of ‘Mistaken Identity’ in Arunachal, Child with Giant Head Dies in Tripura

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty 24/06/2017

A round-up of what’s happening in India’s Northeast.

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How a Spring Revival Scheme in Sikkim Is Defeating Droughts

Athar Parvaiz 02/02/2017

A programme to 'recharge' springs has ensured that parts...