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Assam to move SC for protection of forests after bloody border clashes with MizoramChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told a press conference in Silchar that satellite images have shown that roads are being constructed and...
Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet asks Land Management department to examine utility of Jhum Land Regulation 1947The meeting was held virtually headed by Chief minister Pema Khandu. The Cabinet has asked the Land Management department to examine the ut...
Shifting cultivation may soon get legal stampShifting cultivation, an age-old practice in parts of India, may soon get legal backing, with the government planning to define land use th...
Country's tiger population up by 750 in 4 yrs to 2,976: Prakash Javadekar
Governor Lt Gen Nirbhay Sharma appreciates support of civil societiesSharma urged the people to work for the objectives that would make Mizoram a place where all can live with dignity, peace, prosperity and h...
Make Mizoram a place to live with prosperity, peace: GuvThe governor said that his government was committed to continue the flagship programme of New Land Use Policy (NLUP).
Mizoram Governor Vakkom Purushothaman hails state's economic growthHe said the Planning Commission had so far released Rs 1,208.82 crore under the Additional Central Assistance for implementation of the NLU...
- HPC objects to Tuivai hydro electric project
Hmar People's Convention (HPC) today objected to the construction of the proposed 210-megawatt Tuivai hydro electric project in north easte...
Area under jhum cultivation significantly reduced in Arunachal PradeshJhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and veg...
- Mizoram economy grew by 10.37 per cent
The survey said the GSDP for 2012-13 was Rs 8,091.86 crore and the growth of the state at current prices was estimated to be 16.74 per cent...
Mizoram GDP higher than national averageHe congratulated the law enforcement agencies, NGOs, churches, media and the general public for maintenance of peace and tranquility in the...
- Fourth phase of repatriation of Bru refugees from Tripura fail
Not a single Bru refugee returned from Tripura to Mizoram on the last day of repatriation, as a Bru organisation expressed fear of living a...
India’s forest cover falling: StudyIndia’s forest cover has declined by 367 sq km between 2007 and 2009. While the figure may not seem alarming, it runs counter to the impres...
- North-east to be rubber producing hub
Farmers in the North East are taking to natural rubber cultivation in a big way. The seven states of the region, with 14% of the total rubb...
Climate change hits rubber productivity: Sajen Peter, Chairman, Rubber BoardSajen Peter, the chairman of Rubber Board spoke to ET on a variety of topics ranging from supply and demand and the impact of climate chang...
- Raging Mizoram fire leads to pollution
Massive smoke caused by forest fires has led to pollution and increase in the average temperature in Mizoram, the state Pollution Control B...
- Meghalaya seeks flexible schemes for jhum cultivation
Meghalaya additional chief secretary WMS Paraiat has requested the Centre and state governments to be more flexible in framing schemes to c...