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Assam: Gas leak at oil rig brought under control, but hundreds affected

Guwahati, July 4 -- Nabarun Guha On June 27, the gas leak in a rig in Rudrasagar was finally capped in a joint operation carried out by the Crisis Management Team of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporati... Read More


Nagaland: New research identifies stingless bees suitable for polyhouse pollination

Guwahati, July 2 -- Arathi Menon Researchers at Nagaland University have identified two stingless bee species -Tetragonula iridipennisSmith andLepidotrigona arciferaCockerell - as efficient pollinato... Read More


Nagaland: First weather insurance payout brings relief

Guwahati, June 21 -- Simrin Sirur In August 2024, when sheets of rain came pouring down on Kohima, Nagaland's capital city, the retaining wall surrounding 70-year-old Vejopra Dozo's home collapsed du... Read More


How churpi from mithun milk can boost farmer incomes in Arunachal Pradesh

Guwahati, June 14 -- Kasturi Das Churpi, a variety of hardened cheese, is a popular traditional snack in the Himalayan belt of Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and parts of northeastern India. Primarily made fro... Read More


Assam: Tiger's death highlights escalating human-wildlife conflict

Guwahati, June 14 -- Nabarun Guha An adult tiger was lynched in Assam on May 22, drawing attention to the increasing movement of wildlife outside the boundaries of the Kaziranga National Park. It als... Read More


Arunachal Pradesh: Climate change threatens flying squirrel habitats

Guwahati, June 11 -- Bharti Dharapuram In the forests of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, there is an occasional rustling high up in the canopy. One looks up to catch glimpses of brown and chestnut thro... Read More


Floods and landslides devastate Northeast India after record rains

Guwahati, June 9 -- Nabarun Guha For the past week, parts of Northeast India have experienced unprecedented rainfall, causing floods and landslides, with several villages submerged and roads cut off.... Read More


Nagaland: Stingless bees make greenhouse farming easier and better

Guwahati, June 7 -- Arathi Menon Researchers from Nagaland University have identified stingless bee species that can pollinate efficiently to increase agricultural yield. This finding, the researcher... Read More


Why trees outside forests matter for your well-being

Guwahati, June 5 -- Aisiri Amin Trees outside forests in places such as farms and grazing land, provide a wide variety of benefits to humans. Yet, there is limited understanding of how tree restorati... Read More


Assam: First photo evidence of a clouded leopard hunting a Bengal slow loris

Guwahati, May 30 -- Nabarun Guha The first ever photographic evidence of a clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) predating on a Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) was captured in December 2024 ... Read More