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Indian-origin climate scientist wins prestigious Crafoord prize in US

Houston, Feb 2: Indian-origin climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan has been awarded the 2026 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Often described as the “Nobel of...

Menstrual health is fundamental right: SC orders free sanitary pads, separate toilets in school

New Delhi, Jan 30: Declaring the right to menstrual health as part of the right to life under...

Namaz offered at Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex; peace prevails

Dhar (MP), Jan 23: Namaz was offered as per plan at a designated location and without any interruption...

Microorganism, never recorded in India, documented in Meghalaya, Arunachal

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Guwahati, Jan 21: The North East’s natural richness comes not only from its forests, birds and animals...

Rare orchid species rediscovered in Meghalaya after 175 years

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Shillong, Jan 20: In one of the most significant rediscovery of a plant species in Meghalaya, a...
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CM Yadav releases 3 cheetahs into wild at Kuno National Park

Sheopur, Dec 4: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday released three cheetahs into the wild at the Kuno National Park (KNP) on...

Call for inclusivity as Ampati celebrates Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities

Ampati, Dec 3: Endorsing the importance of having inclusivity of People With Disabilities for social progress, International Day of Persons with Disabilities was celebrated...

New study reveals Meghalaya as a global cicada hotspot

The review argues that Meghalaya could emerge as a model region for studying how insects evolve in response to rainfall, temperature, and forest structure. Guwahati,Dec...

HDLP: Taking governance to doorstep of most vulnerable citizens

Multi-department teams visit over 6,800 villages to map vulnerabilities, restore access to rights  Shillong, Nov 25: A health worker checks on a barefoot child, looking...

British Indian spy Noor Inayat Khan honoured with new postage stamp in France

London, Nov 23: Noor Inayat Khan, a descendent of the 18th-century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, has become the only Indian-origin woman to be honoured...

Indigenous chicken breed ‘Syiar Markasa’ set for official recognition

Guwahati, Nov 21: Syiar Markasa, an indigenous chicken breed named after Markasa village in Eastern West Khasi Hills, is set to get its first...

Cancer-fighting potential found in rare plant endemic to Meghalaya

Guwahati, Nov 10: The potent pharmacological potential of an endangered and endemic medicinal plant Goniothalamus simonsii Hook. f. Thoms., found only in select forest...

Legal aid not merely act of charity but moral duty: CJI Gavai

New Delhi, Nov 9: Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Sunday said that legal aid is not merely an act of charity but...

Bengal: 2 young women defy norms to marry in Sundarbans temple, village rallies behind them

Kultali (WB) , Nov 8: In a quiet hamlet deep inside Sundarbans, where mangrove forests guard a maze of rivers and traditions run long...

Road, science hall sought to be named after Lapang

Shillong, Oct 25: The Hid Foundation Shillong has urged the state government to consider naming a prominent road in Shillong after late Dr DD...

Indian-origin historian Sunil Amrith wins British Academy Book Prize

London, Oct 23: 'The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years' by Indian-origin historian Sunil Amrith has been named the winner...

Education must be creative, not confined to theoretical learning: Assam Guv

Guwahati, Oct 19: Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has stressed on making education based on creative and critical thinking, and said it should not...
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