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Special provisions are also being made to promote palm oil in northeast India keeping in mind the need for investment, the ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare said | Latest News India
State governments, along with oil palm processing companies, held a oil palm plantation drive from July 25 to August 12 | Latest News India
Agricultural scientists are helping farmers in the state to conserve and increase the population of the bird species.
As the Bohag Bihu Bird Count 2021 begins on April 14 in Assam, birders across the country talk about the significance of this month in bird watching It’s that time of the year in Assam when the Indian cuckoo (keteki) and Asian koel (kuli) call out across the Brahmaputra plains. And, graceful bursts of pink-spotted white flowers of an exotic orchid streak the skyline. “The blooming of the foxtail orchid, the State flower of Assam, signifies the start of a new Assamese year when we celebrate Rongali or Bohag Bihu,” says Jaydev Mandal, a birder based in Assam, over the phone.
Mandarin duck in Assam | Photo Credit: Gunjan Gogoi The beautiful Mandarin duck has shown up in Assam after a century, much to the excitement of the birding community, and it is not alone “I couldn’t believe it,” says Madhab Gogoi excitedly over the phone from Assam, about his surprise date with the spectacular-looking bird in the early weeks of February. He was at Maguri-Motapung beel (wetland) in Tinsukia district, Assam, birdwatching in the wetlands when he noticed a colourful bird floating on the surface of the lake. Curious, he zoomed in with his binoculars and realised that ...