Use of solar power in Assam’s tea gardens
Tea processing is an energy-intensive activity, with factories operating at full capacity from April to November and scaling down from December to March.
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.
Largely unnoticed by even the vibrant media of the Northeast, the Government of Assam has been successfully implementing a novel scheme of decentralised governance to benefit every ‘distinct ethno-cultural’ group that might hold lessons for Eastern India and other parts as well.
Nudged by the resignation of N Biren Singh as the Chief Minister, Home Minister Amit Shah finally made up his mind on the 13th of February and declared the imposition of President’s Rule under Article 356 of the Constitution.
The climate of Assam is poised for significant changes by 2040, a shift that could severely impact the state’s economy, ecosystems and public health.
It was a normal sunny day on the 5th of May in Manipur. But by 2 in the afternoon, the skies had darkened, and half an hour later, Mother Nature broke its fury.
The Congress has, for the first time, dropped its party members for the ticket and roped in a rank outsider.
Meanwhile, popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, who was a star attraction in the anti-CAB movement, has faced criticism from his fellow musicians.
The question that arises here is: who is IQAir, and why should it be treated as the final authority revealing the air quality index worldwide?
All these put a big question mark on the security of the country's eastern frontier.
