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Assam: Camera traps capture first-ever marbled cat sighting in Kakoi Reserve Forest

Guwahati, Aug. 21 -- Nabarun Guha In a major scientific discovery, the first photographic evidence of the marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) was captured in Kakoi Reserve Forest, North Lakhimpur dist... Read More


Assam: Dholes return to their habitat

Guwahati, July 21 -- Nabarun Guha In a breakthrough for wildlife conservation in Assam, a study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has confirmed the presence of dholes, or Asiatic wild dogs, in... Read More


Sikkim floods severely damage fish habitats, assessment finds

Guwahati, July 21 -- Simrin Sirur A newstudypublished by researchers from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) reveals the extent of da... Read More


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