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In Manipur’s context, things are yet to happen in earnest on understanding the menace and influence of invasive species on the local biodiversity and in the long term process that which would impact the livelihood of the rural population…

The least said, it is apparently clear that the Government of India had set its priority in meeting the climate goals that had been continuously featured, argued and highlighted in most of the global-level climate negotiations in recent…

Hasina's victory has been termed as a positive outcome for the India’s landlocked  north-eastern region   as many strategic and infrastructure related bilateral agreements between Dhaka and New Delhi are on the card. By Nava Thakuria…

While efforts are being made to bring normalcy in the state by the authorities and various civil society groups, it appears that an immediate solution or a cessation to armed confrontation is still a distant dream. By Ch Manjit Singh…

As it is, as much as the Von Trapp family loathed the prospect of war and sought to escape from the looming dark clouds of the Nazi war propaganda, it would not be far from the truth to say that nobody in Moreh, Churachandpur, Torbung or…

Maynumpetch wishes the best for Manipur. She exhibits a rare sense of admiration for the Land of Jewels that would be the envy of many who are truly captivated by the variegated culture of the state.   By Marjing Mayanglambam I am…

Between riots, internal armed conflicts, external influences, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, the State appears to be headed in a directionless pathway. The political will needs to be strengthened, the leadership needs to…

The WISA and LDA noted that the hydro project ‘had led to inundation of agricultural and settlement lands, and displacement of a large population of humans from frequently impacted areas in both the upstream and the downstream areas’ while…

The ground strategic planning by the Government of Manipur appears to be faltering as there are conflicting state decisions concerning the protected areas. In the past, and recently, the State’s forest department came up with proposals to…

In Manipur, as in most regions where Indigenous peoples’ lands have been largely affected by extractive industries and other exploitative ventures by States and their agencies, the principle of FPIC has hardly been followed or respected,…