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Rituraj Borthakur

Rituraj Borthakur


    Assam, two NE states brace for below normal monsoon despite flood-hit start
    Assam

    Assam, two NE states brace for below normal monsoon despite flood-hit start

    The East and Northeast India regions also recorded below normal monsoon rains in the last consecutive four years.
    Assam govt seeks satellite-based alarm system to curb illegal hill cutting
    Guwahati

    Assam govt seeks satellite-based alarm system to curb illegal hill cutting

    The Forest department has so far seized 53 vehicles and 56,700 cubic meters of earth cut from the hills.
    India to raise EU tea barriers in Brussels talks amid Assam export concerns
    National

    India to raise EU tea barriers in Brussels talks amid Assam export concerns

    The recently imposed trade barriers that may affect around 40 million kgs of tea.
    Tea Association of India flags sub-standard imports, seeks curbs, oversight
    Guwahati

    Tea Association of India flags sub-standard imports, seeks curbs, oversight

    Most teas being imported are cheap quality teas from origins including Iran, Vietnam and Africa.
    2,200 samples tested, all negative: Assam reports zero Covid cases in 2025
    Assam

    2,200 samples tested, all negative: Assam reports zero Covid cases in 2025

    India has reported 257 active Covid-19 cases nationwide of late.
    One year after PM inaugurates it, Guwahati-Barauni gas pipeline stuck at Panikhaiti
    Guwahati

    One year after PM inaugurates it, Guwahati-Barauni gas pipeline stuck at...

    GAIL is yet to commission the last leg of the project
    China inspects Bangladeshs proposed air base site near Indias Chicken Neck
    Assam

    China inspects Bangladesh's proposed air base site near India's 'Chicken Neck'

    The proposed air base at Rangpur division is barely 20 km from the Indian border
    Govt takes U-turn on Kaziranga eco-sensitive zone proposal, draws flak from conservationists
    Assam

    Govt takes U-turn on Kaziranga eco-sensitive zone proposal, draws flak from...

    The proposal for an integrated ESZ covering 3,600 sq km – which included Kaziranga National Park along with its 10 additions, was floated in May last year.
    After ₹420 Cr spent on afforestation, only 65–75% of trees survive in state
    Assam

    After ₹420 Cr spent on afforestation, only 65–75% of trees survive in state

    From 2001 to 2023, Assam lost 324 kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 12 per cent decrease in tree cover since 2000.
    A sweeter second chance: Assam tests world’s first boilerless sugarcane plant
    Assam

    A sweeter second chance: Assam tests world’s first boilerless sugarcane plant

    Entrepreneurs and agriculture engineers have joined hands to revive the sugar mills industry in the state after years of closure.
    Master plans for 52 rivers to be updated with GIS, precision data: Brahmaputra Board
    Assam

    Master plans for 52 rivers to be updated with GIS, precision data: Brahmaputra...

    The Board has also set in motion plans to prepare master plans for 15 more rivers, while the remaining will be done in the next packages.
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