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Rituraj Borthakur


    Assam faces 34% rainfall deficit in June despite early monsoon onset
    Assam

    Assam faces 34% rainfall deficit in June despite early monsoon onset

    According to IMD’s monthly outlook for July, the Northeast is likely to receive below-normal rainfall in the second monsoon month as well.
    Northeast identified as new hotspots for rare earth & critical minerals: GSI
    North East

    Northeast identified as new hotspots for rare earth & critical minerals: GSI

    Assam & Arunachal Pradesh have emerged as promising zones for graphite, vanadium, REEs, base metals, gold, coal & limestone
    Gas spews for 13 days in Sivasagar; experts rip ONGC contractor’s ‘unpreparedness’
    Assam

    Gas spews for 13 days in Sivasagar; experts rip ONGC contractor’s...

    Experts questioned if there was a communication lapse between the ONGC & the private company
    Assam flood: 27-L hectares affected across 35 districts in 25 years
    Assam

    Assam flood: 27-L hectares affected across 35 districts in 25 years

    The data has been revealed in the Flood Hazard Zoning Atlas for Assam, which was released on June 16.
    Assam withdraws 2,570-Ha Kaziranga expansion amid eco-sensitive zone rollback
    Assam

    Assam withdraws 2,570-Ha Kaziranga expansion amid eco-sensitive zone rollback

    The ninth addition area is used by resident and migratory mega herbivores such as Asiatic wild buffalo, rhinos, elephants, tigers among others.
    Jorhat records highest June temperature ever as Assam faces heat amid dry spell
    Assam

    Jorhat records highest June temperature ever as Assam faces heat amid dry spell

    Dibrugarh, North Lakhimpur, and Tezpur also witnessed unusually high temperatures.
    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
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