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This tiny Indian village receives 5 times more rain than Mumbai every year, yet its residents have mastered the art of survival with ancient tricks smarter than modern techIn Mawsynram, the world's wettest village, residents have mastered living with relentless rain. Their ingenious 'knup' rain shields, crafte...- Forget concrete, steel or wood. One state in India, has ‘living bridges’ which last for 500 yearsMeghalaya's Khasi community crafts extraordinary 'living bridges' from the roots of rubber fig trees, a testament to natural engineering. T...
- No plastic or metal, only bamboo and palm leaves: Meghalaya’s 100-year-old umbrellas do not have a handle but can protect you from heavy rainsMeghalaya, India's wettest region, faces heavy monsoon rains. Locals have a unique solution: knups, hand-crafted rain shields made from bam...
- Union Minister Shekhawat outlines roadmap for Northeast's trade and tourism boomUnion Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat unveiled a vision for Northeast India at the NEIINFRA summit, highlighting over Rs 6 lakh crore inv...
- Pema Khandu inaugurates Arunachal Pradesh Bamboo & Cane Technology Centre at Gungu near ItanagarArunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated a new Bamboo and Cane Technology Centre. with an aim to transform the state's bamb...
- Assam CM Himanta writes to PM Modi on historic milestone, credits him for transforming state's destinyAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his record tenure. Sarma presented a letter from Ass...
- PM Narendra Modi marks Sikkim’s 50th statehood celebrations with Rs 4,000 crore push, projects rolloutPrime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his two-day trip to Sikkim by landing in Gangtok. On Monday, he really got the crowd going with a l...
- Centre launches Rs 82.5-crore bamboo projects for northeast IndiaThe Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region launched two significant bamboo projects totaling Rs 82.5 crore. These initiatives aim ...
- Do you know there is a bridge named after Zubeen Garg? Villagers constructed it out of respect for the singer in 2020Following the sudden death of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg in a scuba diving accident in Singapore at the age of 52, attention has returned ...
- When singer Zubeen Garg had offered his house for treatment of patients during CovidZubeen Garg, the Assamese singer who recently passed away in Singapore, is remembered not only for his music but also for his close bond wi...
- Bihar faces crisis with over a dozen bridge collapses affecting daily travelIn Bihar, a series of bridge collapses and precarious infrastructure has created severe challenges for local communities. Over the past few...
- Troops of Indian Army along with BRO undertaking operations at a massive scale to reconnect North SikkimThe Indian Army, along with the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and local assistance, is working to reconnect the North Sikkim region, whic...
- Sikkim flood situation: Indian Army, BRO continue efforts to reconnect North SikkimIndian Army troops, along with the Border Road Organisation (BRO) and local authorities, are working to reconnect North Sikkim following a ...
- 49 projects worth Rs 1,231 crore taken up in northeastern regionThe decisions were taken at a meeting of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) held here on Wednesday and chaired by ...
- Healing power of universe: Spend time in the arms of nature and return rejuvenatedEnrol for a luxury camping time in a forest, and come back happy and relaxed.
- Centre to invest more time, energy, finance in north east: Suresh PrabhuThis was being done for establishing a link with the road constructed under the Kaladan Multi Modal Transport Project linking Sittwe port i...
- Nitish Kumar supervises arrangements for ChhathBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar supervised arrangements for Chhath festival and directed officials to ensure safety and cleanliness of gh...
- Floods claim one life, affect 68,000 people in AssamThe first wave of floods in Assam has claimed one life, affected nearly 68,000 people, submerged rhino habitats at Kaziranga and Pobitora.
- After RJD president Lalu Prasad, LJP's Ramvilas Paswan also seeks Nitish resignation over Chhath stampedeJoining issue with RJD president Lalu Prasad, Lok Janshakti Party today blamed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for death of 17 people in a stam...
- Clashes continue in Nandigram, 4 BUPC workers injuredSporadic clashes continued in trouble-torn Nandigram on Wednesday with four activists of Bhumi Uchched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) allegedly...
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