The much-hyped ambitious schemes meant to uplift the farming community fails to deliver the goods forcing a section of the poor people to take up extreme step.
In yet another incident that sends shockwaves across the state, a poor farmer in Kamrup district committed suicide for his alleged failure to repay the debt he availed of from a local saving organization.
The incident took place at Nij Depheli village near Rangiy where a poor farmer, who borrowed Rs 10,000 from a local village organization was found hanging on a tree on Tuesday just a day before he was to face the organizations for failing to repay the debt.
This is for the first time a farmer committed suicide during the six month long regime of Sarbananda Sonowal. Nearly eight poor farmers committed suicide during the 15 year long Tarun Gogoi’s regime.
In a bid to empower the youth against the perils of single-use plastics, the UNEP Tide Turners Plastic Challenge made significant strides in Assam. The WWF-India, alongside UNEP, orchestrated a pivotal Teachers’ Training Program on December 19th, 2023, at Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School in Silpukhuri.
This initiative, a global endeavor ongoing since 2019, aims to cultivate leadership qualities among the youth to combat the menace of plastic pollution. WWF-India has taken the helm as the knowledge and implementing partner, customizing and executing the program's intricacies across the country.
The training session witnessed the active participation of teachers from 37...
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