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PIL in Delhi HC challenges NBWL over 97% project approvals in protected forests

Guwahati, July 11 -- By Simrin Sirur A group of former forest officials, conservationists, and researchers have censured the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) and a statutory body under it for appro... Read More


Climate change threatens fish habitats in Manipur's Loktak Lake, study finds

Guwahati, July 8 -- By Barasha Das Loktak lake is northeast India's largest freshwater wetland and is the ecological heart of Manipur. The lake spans about 287 square kilometres, about half the size ... Read More


Arunachal records world's highest-known Asian elephant presence at 3,266 metres

Guwahati, July 7 -- By Manish Chandra Mishra Elephants in Arunachal Pradesh may be present at higher elevations than previously thought. According to the new action plan on managing human-elephant co... Read More


Heavy rain triggers widespread flash floods, infrastructure damage across Northeast states

Guwahati, July 1 -- By Arathi Menon/Mongabay Heavy monsoon rains have led to flash floods and landslides across India's northeast states, leaving at least three people dead in Arunachal Pradesh, inun... Read More


Arunachal: Forest clearance for dam puts white-bellied herons at risk

Guwahati, June 20 -- By Simrin Sirur/Mongabay The environment minister's Forest Advisory Committee has granted "in principle" approval to a hydropower project in a region of Arunachal Pradesh that is... Read More


Fluoride-contaminated groundwater continues to fuel fluorosis crisis in Assam

Guwahati, June 18 -- By Nabarun Guha/Mongabay Every day, 21-year-old Amjad Hussain, from Tapatjuri village in the Nagaon district of Assam, walks one kilometre to his neighbour Dilwar Hussain's house... Read More


Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Tripura to pilot community-led forest management project

Guwahati, June 13 -- By Joydeep Gupta/Mongabay "We look after our forests, we save them, because they are our home," Gaura Devi of the Chipko movement fame had once said. "We get fuel, fodder and som... Read More


Assam: Reintroduced rhinos breed in Manas, but recovery remains fragile

Guwahati, May 11 -- By Sneha Mahale/Mongabay The greater one-horned rhinoceros was once wiped out from Assam's Manas National Park (MNP), marking a major conservation setback. The rhino population, h... Read More


Nagaland: Community-led effort protects pangolins in critical illegal trade corridor

Guwahati, May 9 -- By Kasturi Das/Mongabay In Nagaland's Kiphire district, along the porous Indo-Myanmar border, pangolins have been hunted for decades - once due to cultural beliefs, and increasingl... Read More