environment

The global climate and weather monitoring organization observed that during El Niño years, CO2  levels tend to rise because the efficiency of land carbon sinks is reduced by drier vegetation and forest fires, as was the case with the…

The megaflash lightning that occurred in October 2017, during a major thunderstorm complex, extended from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, equivalent to the distance between Paris and Venice in Europe, the WMO report (postmarked 31 July,…

As the Loktak Lake Faces Imminent Threat, Experts Warn of Disappearance Within 50 Years Without Immediate Scientific and Social Intervention TFM Report In a stark warning that has reignited concerns over the future of one of Northeast…

The damage caused by illegal poppy cultivation goes far beyond floods. The use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides pollutes soil and waterways, harming wildlife and local populations. The loss of biodiversity from forest clearing…

New global findings in the 8th Annual Indicator Report of the ‘Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change’ revealed that the people in every country face record-breaking threats to health and survival from the rapidly changing climate,…

Both tropical and sub-tropical rainforests in various pockets of North East India are currently under tremendous pressure from different anthropogenic activities of which submergence by artificial flooding for large dams, uncontrolled…

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…

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…

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…