Assam: NGT imposes environmental compensation on Arya Smart Living for violation in North Guwahati

Guwahati, Sept. 15 -- In a landmark decision that could set a precedent for future real estate developments in the Northeast, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a significant environmental ... Read More

Victims of "fake encounter" file FIR against 4 Assam police officers

Guwahati, Sept. 12 -- Three victims of an alleged fake encounter case have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against four Assam police officers and at least ten other police personnel at a police... Read More

Assam: NGT orders Joint Committee to probe industrial activities near Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

Guwahati, Sept. 10 -- In a significant move to protect the fragile ecosystem of Assam's Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, the Principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the formation ... Read More

Vedanta's drilling threatens Assam's last Gibbon haven: Experts raise alarm

Guwahati, Sept. 4 -- The Assam Forest Department's decision to to allow Cairn Oil and Gas to explore oil and gas in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of the Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary has ignite... Read More

Assam: Royal Bengal tiger death sparks outrage against forest officials

Guwahati, Aug. 24 -- The death of a five-year-old female Royal Bengal tiger at the Assam State Zoo has sparked outrage and accusations of negligence against the forest department officials involved in... Read More

Dalmia Cement's Rs 56.85 crore claim prompts top-level shakeup in Assam govt

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- In a dramatic turn of events, the Assam government on August 13 transferred two top forest officials following a petition filed by Dalmia Cement (Northeast) Ltd before the Central... Read More

NGT issues notices to Centre, Assam govt over Kaziranga luxury hotels

Guwahati, Aug. 10 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Assam government, Kaziranga National Park (KNP) authorities, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), and the ... Read More

Assam: NGT registers suo-moto case over construction of five-star hotels in Kaziranaga

Guwahati, Aug. 5 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has raised serious concerns about the construction of proposed five-star hotels in the vicinity of Assam's Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World... Read More

Assam: Illegal stone mining threatens eco-sensitive zone in Chandubi, locals accuse forest dept of collusion

Guwahati, July 23 -- A group of concerned citizens and an Adivasi students' body have raised an alarm over rampant illegal stone mining near Chandubi in Assam's Kamrup district, which they claim is ca... Read More

Assam: Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary preliminary notification revoked without following mandatory procedures?

Guwahati, July 14 -- Wildlife activists in Assam are alleging that the state Environment and Forest Department at the behest of the controversial IFS officer M.K. Yadava, cancelled the Preliminary Not... Read More