Drier weather threatens India's tea exports, global supplyClimate change is severely impacting India's tea plantations, particularly in Assam, with rising temperatures and erratic rainfall reducing...
05 Sep, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
Assam eviction drive: Illegal settlers demolish own homes, shops in NagaonIn Assam's Nagaon district, illegal settlers are demolishing their own homes and shops on government land following eviction notices. The g...
27 Aug, 2025, 07.49 PM IST
Nagaland govt orders heightened vigilance to prevent influx of illegal immigrants amid eviction drive in AssamFollowing eviction drives in Assam, Nagaland is on high alert. The Nagaland government has instructed officials to increase vigilance. This...
22 Jul, 2025, 06.45 PM IST
INROAD project converts nearly 70,000 hectares into natural rubber plantations in northeast in three yearsIn tune with the spirit of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat’, INROAD (Indian Natural Rubber Operations for Assisted Development), a project for supporti...
23 Feb, 2024, 06.48 PM IST
Assam eyes multiple world records with plantation driveAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that around 1.46 crore seedlings of 53 commercially valuable species have been mobilized of w...
06 Sep, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assures of co-operation to Deputy CommissionersSarma took stock of the progresses of various ongoing and upcoming policies such as Amrit Brikkha Andolan, Khel Maharan, Assam Sanskritic M...
27 Aug, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says talks with ULFA going in right directionThe Chief Minister directed the Deputy Commissioners through video conferencing at the conference hall of Assam House here on Tuesday eveni...
22 Aug, 2023, 08.25 PM IST
State govts, oil palm firms launch mega drive till Aug 12 to increase oil palm cultivationOil palm cultivation is being promoted under the central scheme National Mission for Edible Oils- Oil Palm which was launched in August 202...
30 Jul, 2023, 08.39 PM IST
Assam CM seeks govt help for procuring 1 cr saplings for plantation under PM's LiFE MissionAssam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav to seek help ...
15 Jul, 2023, 05.58 PM IST
One crore sapling plantation drive: Assam identifies SHG members, Anganwadi workers among others as target groupsChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners to discuss the plan of action for implementation of three a...
06 Jul, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
Tiger population has doubled in the state: Parimal SuklabaidyaThe International Tiger Day was observed in Assam along with rest of the country on Thursday. The day was observed in the four Tiger Reserv...
29 Jul, 2021, 09.47 PM IST
Assam govt to undertake drone surveys for verifying authenticity of tree plantation programmesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the mega plantation programme synchronising with 72nd Van Mahotsav week organised by Envi...
08 Jul, 2021, 01.22 AM IST
Take strict action against forest encroachment, Assam minister tells district administrationChairing a review meeting at Cachar Deputy Commissioner's conference hall with MLAs, Suklabaidya said strict vigil must be kept on forest l...
20 Jun, 2021, 12.24 AM IST
Assam Chief Minister initiates plantation drive under Carbon Neutrality ProjectSonowal, while congratulating the people of Majuli, requested them to extend their cooperation for making the project a success. He also sa...
04 Oct, 2020, 08.27 PM IST
HUL partners with UNICEF to deliver essential products to plantation workersThe initiative focuses on enhancing awareness related to COVID-19, amongst the tea-plantation workers and local communities and help them t...
22 May, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
Pepperfry founder Ashish Shah’s road-trip recommendations: Leh-Zanskar, Melbourne-AdelaideNext on the startup boss's bucket list is a drive from North-East to Myanmar.
23 Jul, 2018, 12.09 PM IST
NTPC to plant 1 crore trees this fiscalNTPC has already signed MoU with the states' forest departments of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Karnataka for the accelerated afforesta...
29 Aug, 2016, 04.07 PM IST