Meghalaya’s $10B dream: ADB’s $64M boost to build a future-ready workforce
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Dec 12: The ADB is supporting Meghalaya in developing a highly skilled workforce, which is essential for the state to achieve its...
From gas to green: IIT Guwahati’s biofuel breakthrough turns pollution into power
Guwahati, Dec 9: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a biological method to turn greenhouse gases into cleaner biofuels.
This...
A “Peppery” Discovery: Meghalaya’s Wild Treasure Unearthed
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Dec 6: In the lush, mist-kissed hills of Meghalaya, a spice with a fiery reputation has just turned the tables on tradition....
New conservation partnership offers hope for endangered Black Softshell Turtles in Assam
Guwahati, Dec 6: A remarkable success story has unfolded in wildlife conservation as Kaziranga Tiger Reserve (KTR) and TSA Foundation India (TSAFI) have teamed...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities Celebrated in South West Garo Hills
Ampati, Dec 3: Dobol Lake English School, under Rerapara C&RD Block, South West Garo Hills, hosted the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on...
28-year-old from UP village creates AI-enabled eye-glasses to help visually impaired
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Dec 3: Talent knows no boundaries. A testament to this is 28-year-old Muneer Khan from Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, whose...
Singapore-based entrepreneur aids violence-hit Manipuri women crochet stuffed dolls, sell products
Imphal, Nov 30: A Singapore-based Manipuri entrepreneur is helping displaced people living in relief camps crochet stuffed dolls for the global market, aiming to...
Indian Constitution live, progressive document: President Murmu
New Delhi, Nov 26: The Indian Constitution is a live and progressive document through we have achieved the goals of social justice and inclusive...
Meghalaya’s Pitcher Plant: A potential key to novel drugs
By Roopak Goswami
Shillong, Nov 24: Nestled in the misty hills of Meghalaya, the endangered pitcher plant Nepenthes khasiana has fascinated scientists for decades. Known...
Initiative to transform refusal villages into promising communities launched in Garo Hills
Ampati, Nov 24: In a groundbreaking effort to address health and development challenges in refusal villages, a free health screening cum Village Health Council (VHC)...
What should the Meghalaya government do to warn residents of impending landslides?
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Nov 21: Researchers who have been studying landslides say intense and sustained rainfall significantly impacts slope stability and the effects were particularly...
Rediscovery of two frog species and discovery of a new one in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Nov 20: A study by a team of Indian and international scientists has led to the rediscovery of two frog species and...
