United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Bonn in Germany have announced 2014 Lighthouse Activity Award jointly for Aaranyak and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
The rare honour was announced on Tuesday for its successful implementation of the Community Based Flood Early Warning System in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts. Aaranyak and DDMAs will receive the award at Lima in Peru on December 11 during the COP-20(United NationalClimate Change Conference).
In a letter ICIMOD Director General Dr. David Molden said, “we greatly appreciate the support of the concerned District Disaster Management Authorities in Assam, Aaranyak, SEE and the local communities in piloting CB-FEWS project in India.” He hoped that the service would be expanded to other Hindu Kush Himalayan countries to disseminate flood information to the most vulnerable communities.
The CBFEWS Project from Assam has been chosen under the focus area of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) solutions. Notably, CBFEWS makes innovative use of ICT by deploying simple electronic sensors to produce flood warning signal, wireless technology for transmitting signals and mobile phones for disseminating flood warning messages to and through a wide network of communities and Government agencies.
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Guwahati: Dhritiraj Bastav Kalita from Barampur Jatiya Vidyalaya, a private school stole the show in the HSLC examination, 2020 conducted by the Secondary Board Education, Assam in February....
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In an effort to boost and encourage community participation in protecting the World Heritage Site, a mass rally was organsied on Sunday at Kahitema, adjacent to Manas National Park ...
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Former Assam Minister Siddique Ali Ahmed expresses suspects the role of rebels in ceasefire behind the killing of Lafikul Islam Ahmed. But the Congress leader refused to name the rebels who killed...
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Abo Tani and Mopin mythology are set to get a new focus. Courtesy Mijum Lona and Utpal Kakoti. The duo are directing a film on the mystery in Arunachal Pradesh. The shooting is going on in Naharlagun...
The Common Entrance Exam (CEE) of the candidates who participated in Recruitment Rally at 8th Assam Police Battalion, Abhayapuri, Bongaigaon from January 30 to February 9 this year has been postponed to March 15, 2015 instead of March 1, 2015 at KV, Narengi, said a statement of the state government on Wednesday.All the candidates have been requested to report to Army Recruiting Office, Narengi Cantonment on February 26, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. along with one photograph and the old Admit Card for issue of new Admit Card to appear in CEE to be held on March 15, 2015.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that protection of life of the working journalists is state’s responsibility and the government would do everything possible to ensure safety of the press people.Inaugurating a national seminar on Freedom and Responsibility of Media and Social Security of the Journalists’ at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati on Monday, Gogoi said that no journalist should be compelled to write against his or her professional ethics and freedom should be given to him to decide his course of duties.Stating that press in India enjoys more freedom than any other country in the world, Gogoi said that he wanted Majithia Wage Board recommendations to be followed in...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday ordered a probe following the alleged misbehaviour of a woman scribe by cops.The CM asked Additional Chief Secretary Rajiv Bora to inquire into matter leading to the alleged misbehaviour of the scribe and submit report within one month and action will be taken following the finding of the probe.This was ordered followed state wide protests by journalists’ bodies and other civil society since the incident occurred on Saturday.
Traditional fights of birds and buffalos would soon come to an end in the time of Magh Bihu. Animal lovers across the state are dead opposed to the idea. “Why two buffalos should be brought to a battle only for our entertainment? Isn’t it an act of cruelty?,” said an animal lover who said that we should take pains at this tradition.Another animal activist said, “We should leave the birds to fly freely. But what we do is painful. I don’t understand what entertainment we get when two bulbul birds after weeklong torture are fielded to fight in public.” A circle of animal lovers told Assam Times that the birds and animals should not be allowed to bear the brunt of an age old...
The 19th National Youth Festival 2015 starts from Thursday at Nehru Stadium in Guwahati. The union ministry of sports and youth affairs in collaboration with the Assam directorate of sports and youth welfare is organizing the event.The chief guest of the opening ceremony will be chief minister Tarun Gogoi, while Sarbananda Sonowal, union minister of state (Ind) for sports and youth affairs will preside over the function. Guest of Honour would be Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs in the presence of Assam sports minister Ajit Singh.Assam and the entire North East is going to be the proud host of the Festival for the first time. Thus through...
Good news. Soil erosion would no longer be a threat. Courtesy Jute Board. The central government agency is in the process to deploy an emerging technology to deal with the alarming menace of soil erosion because of incessant rainfall. Known as Jute Geo-Textile technology, it is pushed by the National Jute Board which is cheaper and much more environment friendly.According to sources, 170 trial projects are underway in 22 states. The result is encouraging. JGT was used in constructing a seven-km-long road in Tripura among the 170 projects in a very few other states in the country.Assam is the biggest producer of jute in the country although there are very few jute mills in the state...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Assam for a two day visit on November 29, 2014. The Prime Minister will arrive at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport and will head towards Maligaon Stadium to flag-off the first train from Mendipathar (Meghalaya) to Guwahati by remote and will also unveil the plaque for new rail line from Bhairabi to Salrang (Mizoram). Later in the evening, he will inaugurate the 75th anniversary celebrations of The Assam Tribune Group at ITA Auditorium, Machkhowa. He will wind up the day by a visit to Raj Bhavan.On November 30, Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the Conference of Director Generals of Police at Assam...
The Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University organized IASLIC XXVI National Seminar on ‘Roadmap to Usher in Knowledge Society’ on November 25 at Phanidhar Dutta Auditorium of Gauhati University. The changing trends in librarianship and new formats with the advancement in science & technology were discussed during the course of the seminar. At the outset, Dr Narendra Lahkar, organizing secretary as well as the HOD of Library and information science welcomed all the dignitaries, delegates to the seminar.On the occasion, Dr. H K Sharma, Rector of Gauhati University, in his inaugural speech spoke about the trends in librarianship and changing New...
Caught in a barrage of criticism, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday directed the power department not to go for power tariff hike at last for the time being. According to the chief minister Gogoi, it is not right time for the government to hike the power tariff as the consumers’ relief is the need of the hour. Instead, Gogoi asked the finance department to initiate steps for providing subsidy to the Assam Power Distribution Company in view of the roll back decision. The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission recently cleared the proposal to hike the power tariff from December 1 next generating protest across the state.
Himujjal Jibon Sarma, a Masters in Design from IIT, Guwahati has won the prestigious Business Plan competition of Young Indian’s Guwahati Chapter – Road to Ideas with his proposition on innovations in furniture design and manufacturing.Road to Ideas is a Business Plan competition organised by the city chapter of CII Young Indians as a part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week being celebrated all across the world between 17 to 23 of November this year. 15 entries were received from various colleges and universities across Assam including 1 from Delhi out of which 5 were shortlisted and asked to present their cases.“The intent of organising this event is to foster the spirit of...
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