Gurvinder Singh Giving up hunting and tree felling, two Assamese villages are conserving their forest habitat rather than let their natural resources erode. With their villages now on the eco-tourism map, they are embracing alternate livelihoods. Notun Leikol village in Assam is rich in natural beauty with green mountains, silvery waterfalls, orange orchards and scenic… Continue reading Forget logging or hunting – two Assam villages in India embrace eco-tourism
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Discovering Hoolock Gibbons in Assam
Benjamin Kaman A new subspecies of the western hoolock gibbon has been described recently from northeastern India, which has been named the Mishmi Hills hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock mishmiensis). Gibbon is the only ape species found in Indian subcontinent. The uniqueness of Hoolock Gibbon is that it is found in only three countries in the… Continue reading Discovering Hoolock Gibbons in Assam
Assam, an ignored tale of failed flood management
Mayuri Purkayastha Out of 33 districts, every year 28 districts are devastated by floods which cause tremendous damage to lives and livelihoods. Growing up in Assam was different in a lot of ways. It was far removed from the concept of the concrete jungle in many ways, one could see green hillocks from their houses,… Continue reading Assam, an ignored tale of failed flood management
The Baghjan Blowout: The Disastrous Oil Spill in Upper Assam and its Impacts
Keshoba Krishna Chatradhara The Baghjan oil spill poses a serious threat to the rich biodiversity of Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. Dibru-Saikhowa and the satellite areas are known for rich diversity of orchids and endangered animals On the morning of 27th of May, around 10.30 am, 1785 people of Baghjan village under Hapjan Block of Tinsukia district witnessed their… Continue reading The Baghjan Blowout: The Disastrous Oil Spill in Upper Assam and its Impacts
Pandemic for pigs hits northeast India
Farhana Ahmed African Swine Flu, highly contagious, with no vaccine, no cure, and has decimated pig populations in East and Southeast Asia has reached India’s northeast, possibly through carcasses floating down from China Mukti Doley and his three friends covered their faces as they rowed next to Majuli—the world’s largest river island on the transboundary… Continue reading Pandemic for pigs hits northeast India
Climate refugees stripped of citizenship in Assam, India
Chandrani Sinha Of the many people struggling to prove their citizenship in the Indian state of Assam are thousands of climate refugees who have been displaced because their lands have been swept away by erosion or floods In Bhuragaon, a small village that lies 103 kilometres east of Guwahati, the capital of Assam in north-eastern… Continue reading Climate refugees stripped of citizenship in Assam, India
Photo feature: Locals in Bhutan and India join across border to manage a river
The #Saralbhanga #River (also called Swrmanga) that flows from Sarphang district of #Bhutan to #Assam in #India. About 500 #farmers from five #villages close to the #international #border contribute to building, repairing and maintaining this #check #dam on the river, a #traditional diversion based #Irrigation system of the #Bodo tribe, which is called the Dongo or Jamfwi system.
Assam youth are netting healthy incomes from fish seeds
Abdul Mannan Taking advantage of the plentiful water bodies in Assam state of India, the production and supply of fertilized fish eggs has emerged as a promising and sustainable livelihood for unemployed youth in rural Assam Gohainpukhuri village in Narayanpur administrative block of Lakhimpur district has a predominant population of Mising community. Located on the… Continue reading Assam youth are netting healthy incomes from fish seeds
Tourism sidelines Conservation in Kaziranga, India
Mubina Akhtar Many protected areas , important wildlife habitats like in Assam that include the two World Heritage Sites–Kaziranga and Manas National Park–are under pressure from an ever increasing flow of tourists round the year and this is affecting conservation efforts Forest guards shot dead a charging adult male rhino in the Agaratoli Range of Kaziranga National Park on September 20. Earlier this… Continue reading Tourism sidelines Conservation in Kaziranga, India
Here comes Boat Clinic to reach the flood hit
Bhaswati Goswami The Boat Clinic keeps hopes sailing silently to the rescue of flood affected people in Assam A boat in deed saved hopes of hundreds of people floating in the flood hit Dhemaji district. The boat that housed a clinic was the ample aid to save them as the water level of the mighty… Continue reading Here comes Boat Clinic to reach the flood hit