The Queen of the Hills, as Shimla was fondly called by the British, has been shortlisted for a global project to lower greenhouse gas emissions on the pattern of European cities, a municipal offici

A number of farmer unions and civil society organisations today rejected the Punjab Government's draft agriculture policy, describing it as an undemocratic, capitalist-minded and anti-farmer docume

The Gadgil panel report is a development guideline for the country, says Union Minister Jairam Ramesh

SHILLONG: Marking the world Environment Day with a heavy heart, renowned columnist Rev HH Mohrmen observed that if the government falls back on introducing and implementing strict laws to check unregulated mining, the state will witness many dead rivers as is the case of Jaintia Hills.

Terming Jaintia Hills as the ‘Land of dead rivers’, Mohrmen said that the environment in Jaintia Hills is degrading to a large extend and this is evident from the dead and acidic rivers and streams ultimately leading to the dead of aquatic species caused due to unabated and uncheck mining activities.

The Unesco has designated Nicobar Islands as a world biosphere reserve under its ‘Man and the Biosphere Programme’.

The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) has proposed setting up a greenhouse gas observatory at Munnar as part of developing an integrated climate change database and information system in the State.

The initiative is part of the estimate Rs. 80-crore scientific study to map the impact of climate change on agriculture, fisheries, industries, transport, tourism, bio-diversity and forestry sectors.

CEC LAHDC Rigzin Spalbar today convened a meeting to review the implementation and progress of hydro and solar power plants undertaken by LREDA. The meeting was attended by all the ECs, Councilors, Jigmet Takpa, Project Director, LREDA and team of engineers of LREDA.

Takpa gave a presentation of the total projects in hand and detailed report on accomplished and ongoing works of LREDA. He informed that out of 22 hydro power plant projects, 10 projects are under execution with the deadline of ending 2014 and out of 125 solar power plant projects 92 are completed and the remaining will be completed by end of this year.

JOWAI: In a first of its kind initiative in the State, Sakri village in East Jaintia Hills has been electrified through a mini-hydro project jointly implemented by the Meghalaya Rural Development Society (MRDS), Lifcom and the Nagaland Empowerment of People through Energy Development (NEPED).

The Rs 1.50 lakh mini-hydro project known as hydroger, a bigger dynamo-type generator, was inaugurated by the East Jaintia Hills Deputy Commissioner, Abhishek Bhagotia on Thursday.