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Assam women’s collective urges govt to withdraw Arms Licence Policy

Guwahati, Aug 9: The Nari Nagarik Manch, an apolitical platform uniting women’s voices across Assam, has urged the state government…

The new species of the rain snake. Photo sourced

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New rain snake species found in Mizoram forests

Shillong, Aug 6: A team of researchers from Mizoram University and Help Earth, a biodiversity conservation group, have recently discovered…

Assam minister Chandra Mohan Patowary (left) with herpetologist Jayaditya Purkayastha at the snake symposium. Photo sourced

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Assam to get snake research centre, treatment facility

Guwahati, July 31: Assam will soon get a state-level steering committee on snakebite mitigation and a state-of-the-art serpentarium to facilitate…

The malnutrition data 2025 shows Meghalaya has 20.73% of stunted children. Photo by MM

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Meghalaya, Manipur score well in malnutrition indicators

Shillong, July 28: Meghalaya and Manipur have performed well compared to other northeastern states in the list of stunted, wasted…

Trout in the Himalayas. Following a disastrous Sikkim flood in October 2023, several assessments captured the damage to the state’s infrastructure, whereas only a few studies evaluated the ecological damages borne by the Teesta river. Representative image by Acred99 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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Sikkim flood impacted damage to fish habitats, shows ICAR study

Simrin Sirur/Mongabay India A new study published by researchers from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources…

Two women belonging to the Yimchunger tribe on their way home in Thanamir village after collecting firewood. A file photo by MM

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Cheap guns lead to shift in traditional hunting in Nagaland

Shradha Triveni/Mongabay India Among Indigenous Naga tribes in India’s northeastern state of Nagaland, hunting traditions are transforming as cheap homemade…