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Ever wondered how elephants sleep? IAS officer Supriya Sahu explains why it is a rare sightA captivating video re-shared by IAS officer Supriya Sahu captures the serene sight of elephants peacefully dozing in the lush forests of A...- From zero to 54 rhinos: How Assam’s former poachers turned protectors and helped bring Greater One-horned Rhinos back to Manas National ParkAssam’s Manas National Park once lost its entire Greater One-horned Rhino population to poaching and conflict. But local communities helped...
- Rajdhani Express stops for 90 elephants near Habaipur station, ensuring safe passageA herd of ninety elephants, mostly calves, prompted the Rajdhani Express to stop. Forest personnel alerted railways, ensuring the herd's sa...
- Kaziranga ESZ row: Residents protest in support of Assam’s 1-km buffer, oppose Gaurav Gogoi’s 10-km demandResidents from areas around Kaziranga National Park protested in Assam’s Kaliabor on Tuesday, backing the state government’s proposal to re...
- ‘Bananas and patience’: At 16, he rescued a lost baby elephant. Now, this Assam man shares an unbreakable bond with the animal at Kaziranga National ParkAmidst Kaziranga National Park's core, Assam resident Bipin Kashyap built an exceptional connection with pachyderms, beginning with an earl...
- Cabinet approves GOBARdhan biogas scheme, Guwahati-Tezpur highway worth Rs 32,701 crore combinedThe Union Cabinet approved two significant projects totaling over Rs 32,000 crore. The GOBARdhan scheme aims to boost biogas production nat...
- Assam gets Rs 8,970 crore 4-lane highway from Baihata Chariali to TezpurApproval from the Union Cabinet has been secured for the construction of the 4-lane Baihata Chariali–Tezpur Highway project, covering a str...
- Human-wildlife conflict: Parliamentary panel backs AI, drones and GIS for mitigationInnovative tools like GIS and AI are being explored to enhance responses to human-wildlife conflicts. The committee emphasized strategies f...
- She was born into a royal family but gave up luxury life for elephants. Actor Madhavan salutes Padma Shri awardee Parbati Barua, who has trained over 500 elephantsParbati Barua, India's first female elephant mahout, has a remarkable legacy with elephants which has even impressed Durandhar 2 actor R Ma...
- Ancient sculptures, inscriptions found in Karbi Anglong shed new light on Assam's heritageExcavations in the picturesque Karbi Anglong district of Assam have revealed remarkable ancient stone sculptures and inscriptions, nestled ...
- Assam: Seven elephants killed, calf injured in collision with Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani ExpressThe Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express struck a herd of elephants, resulting in the derailment of the locomotive and five coaches.
- Mother elephant, calf die after being hit by Rajdhani Express in AssamThe accident happened when a herd of elephants were crossing the railway tracks on Sunday night near Kharikatia railway station in Jorhat d...
- The Gauhati High Court permits authorities to inspect elephant Joymala's health conditionThe court stated invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226(2) of the Constitution of India, the State of Assa...
- Assam govt files a petition in Gauhati High Court after Tamil Nadu refuses to return the elephantWith reports of cruelty being meted out to an elephant from Assam in Tamil Nadu, Assam government send a four-member team constituted for t...
- Assam govt to send team to TN to examine condition of abused elephant ‘Joymala’In view of the reported inhumane treatment meted out to Joymala, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with the Forest Departme...
- Pernod Ricard India Foundation and WWF India aim to conserve Asian elephantThe project will work across 150 villages in Kamrup, Sonitpur, Biswanath, and Nagaon districts and train community members on effective sit...
- Mayday calls from the wild: Why Assam needs to revive elephant habitatsTo minimize incidents of human-elephant conflicts, the state needs concerted efforts to create sustainable solutions. They include reviving...
- Indian team to bring back stranded elephant from BangladeshOfficials of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said yesterday that they had received the political clearance for...
- Dicey powerThe Assam elephant is the largest jumbo that we've seen in the wild. He also seems to be the smartest.
- No domestication of pachyderms for govt use: Project ElephantThe Centre has said no permit has been issued to Assam for "domestication of wild elephants for government duties", even as the state has a...
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