environment

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…

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…

The story with Angaan Ching is of local community coming out in a concerted effort to bring back the once-fully scrapped hillock to its near natural status. With Angaan Ching, the Alliance for Development Alternatives Manipur (ADAM) has…

The climate catastrophe being predicted by climate scientists as in these past years may actually become a reality in this generation and the next. By Salam Rajesh For those following closely on the trail of the climate crises the…

For India, as is true of other nations, in the recent past there was a huge task of drawing up the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, including Manipur, whereas it has been hinted by environmental workers that the country’s…