For years, saffron cultivation in India has been synonymous with the Kashmir Valley, but the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) has changed the narrative. Through innovative technology, scientific planning and farmer training, NECTAR has successfully cultivated saffron in the north-east, opening new doors of opportunity for local farmers.
Inviting a minister for a cultural programme by Gauhati Press Club (earlier Guwahati Press Club) seemingly touched the wrong chord, as the issue has gone out of proportion
At the moment, there are a total of 30 faculty members functioning on a contractual basis at the NIT. 15 of these teachers have gone to seek solace from the High Court citing rulings of the Supreme Court inter alia regularisation of contractual employees after prolonged service on ad-hoc basis.
Tea processing is an energy-intensive activity, with factories operating at full capacity from April to November and scaling down from December to March.
As the Muslim majority South Asian is surrounded by India’s 4,096 kilometre border, where Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram cumulatively share 1,879 kilometre, the mayhem that surfaces there must have a reflection in various sectors of northeast India.
As the crisp air of winter descends on Assam, the region once again prepares to welcome a colourful array of migratory birds from distant lands.
After an eventful journey covering more than thousand years, Asomiya (Assamese) duly receives the status of a classical language. The Union cabinet on 3 October 2024 approved conferring the classical language status to five languages, namely Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Bengali (Bangla), and Assamese.
India has always faced strategic and security challenges in the north-eastern region of the country. In fact, volatility and north-east have almost become synonyms, and there are several factors behind this.
A recent discussion, initiated by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with the leaders of the All Assam Students’ Union (which once launched the Assam Movement in association with Asom Gana Sangram Parishad), trying to resolve the explanation of an Asomiya, received widespread response from the conscious inhabitants of Assam.
In Bangladesh, Kuki-Chin-Zo’s militant groups called “Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF)” and “Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA)” are waging war against the Bangladesh Government for an independent Kuki-Chin State.
