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Environmental experts have called for immediate steps for “ecosystem restoration”, which was the theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrate

Share New Delhi: A biodegradable and compostable yoga mat developed from water hyacinth by six young girls from the fishing community in Assam could turn this water plant from a nuisance to wealth. The girls belong to the fishing community living in the fringe of the Deepor Beel, a permanent freshwater lake in south west of Guwahati city, recognised as a Ramsar Site (a wetland of international importance) and a bird wildlife sanctuary. The lake has been a source of livelihood for 9 villages of the fishing community who shared this biome for centuries, but over the years suffered from excessiv...

In the last 20 years, rapid urbanisation has disturbed drainage channels and wetlands in the city, which has compounded the problem of urban flooding GUWAHATI: The problem of urban flooding will worsen so much in the future that people in certain areas of the city will be forced to leave. This doomsday warning has come from experts who have been for years studying the problem of rapid and haphazard urbanisation in the city. In the last 20 years, rapid urbanisation has disturbed drainage channels and wetlands in the city, which has compounded the problem of urban flooding. To solve this, Aban...

Making cities liveable Making cities liveable A city growing vertically and horizontally is not necessarily the most liveable place if it lacks the basic amenities and delivery of services for its residents   |  5 March 2021 4:30 AM GMT A city growing vertically and horizontally is not necessarily the most liveable place if it lacks the basic amenities and delivery of services for its residents. The 'Ease of Living Index (EoLI)-2020' and the 'Municipal Performance Index (MPI)-2020' released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs have revealed the bitter truth about Guwahati city. It...

Water Bodies Facing Threat of Extinction in Assam The water bodies of the state are facing the threat of extinction. The Experts blame it on poor law enforcement of the state. Assam has around 28 major beels STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Jan 16: Water bodies and natural reservoirs in Assam are facing the threat of extinction because of encroachment, siltation, pollution, reclamation, overfishing, and fragmentation among many other factors. Non-enforcement of laws, rules and guidelines by those at the helm of affairs is also worsening the situation. Assam has 28 major beels and reservoirs, wit...