6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (887+ words) The devastating glacier-related flash flood in Nepal has brought renewed attention to glacial lake risks in the Himalayas, with Sikkim pointing to its ongoing efforts to assess and mitigate hazards from its high-altitude lakes. Nepal's August 26 disaster, triggered by a…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago   (376+ words) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, September 1, called upon IIT Guwahati to take a leading role in driving technology-led transformation across the Northeast, saying the institute's contribution should extend beyond academic and research achievements. Speaking at the 33rd foundation…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago   (550+ words) Alleged large-scale illegal sand mining in the Kulsi River under the Boko-Chaygaon Assembly constituency in Assam's Kamrup district has raised concerns over environmental degradation and the survival of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin. According to local residents, a sand mining…...

19+ hour ago   (288+ words) A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Sikkim’s Mangan district in the early hours of Tuesday, September 1, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor was recorded at 1:48 am IST at a depth of 7 km. The NCS placed the epicentre at…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (538+ words) Mizoram is expanding its renewable energy capacity through a series of solar and hydropower projects as the state government seeks to strengthen clean energy generation, officials said. The state generated 41.86 million units (MU) of solar power and 31.04 MU from Small…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (227+ words) The water level of the Dikhow River at Bihubar remained well below the danger mark on Saturday, even as authorities continued to monitor the situation amid reports of flooding in parts of neighbouring Nagaland. According to an advisory based on…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (160+ words) India Today NE Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein described the discovery as another remarkable addition to Arunachal Pradesh's biodiversity story, highlighting the extraordinary species diversity found across the state's forests It was initially identified as a different species, but subsequent…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (231+ words) The impact of climate change is increasingly being felt in Kaliabor, with several varieties of fiddlehead fern, locally known as Dhekia, reportedly disappearing from the region’s biodiversity, according to a study by academic and researcher Chiranjeev Bezbaruah. The study points…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (216+ words) Meghalaya is planning an Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence at Shillong Technology Park Phase II with an estimated budget of Rs 20 crore, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma told MLA Gabriel Wahlang during the ongoing Autumn Session of the state Assembly…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (361+ words) Twenty-eight of the 37 industries inspected in Meghalaya's Byrnihat industrial belt over the last two years were found violating pollution-control norms, the state government told the Legislative Assembly on August 25. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma provided the information during the autumn…...