ENVIRONMENT

Akhuaipuina is the local family name of the raptor Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) so lovingly called by the natives of the blue mountain in Manipur’s western district bordering Assam. By Salam Rajesh   The advance group of the…

Santiniketan is now officially India’s 41st World Heritage Site, the third in West Bengal after the Sundarbans National Park and the Darjeeling Mountain Railways, the one for its biological diversity and natural heritage, and the other for…

Several moons away, long, long ago, the river enjoyed its freedom flowing freely without hindrance all the way down south to meet the picturesque Loktak Lake, a short meandering flow of near around 54 kilometers from its watershed along the…

The influx of illegal immigrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh through the porous international borders has always been a sore point of deliberation on the demographic politics of Manipur, with concern on space being steadily occupied by…

The prolonged exposure to high temperatures and wet bulb conditions can lead to high risks of heat stroke and a range of physiological impacts. 90 deaths were reported in 2022 due to extreme heat stress.   By Salam Rajesh Climate…

So far, an amount of Rs 16.86 crore has been released by this Ministry to the Government of Manipur which includes an amount of Rs 428 lakh released during the year 2018-19.  No proposal was received from the State from FY 2019-20 to…

Nature restoration seeks not only the restoration of forest and wetland ecosystems for conservation sake, whereas, the thrust is also on availing multiple benefits from their ecosystem services that can help sustain human life, the natural…

Effects on environment and nutrition, trend of infectious disease, trend of non communicable diseases (NCDs), impact on psycho-social health, climate related disasters and their mitigation are the various topics to be discussed during the…

One-day workshop on “Consultative Workshop on Ecological Restoration of Koubru Hills” was held at IIIT-Manipur in Mantripukhri. The main aim of the workshop is for government officials, academicians, non-government organizations, people…

The UN’s push for the global-level climate summit seeks to achieve breakthrough in the ambitious target of limiting global temperature rise by 1.5 degree Celsius by the target year 2050 and possibly a complete halt to GHG emissions by the…