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...
New fish species discovered from Meghalaya named after local tribal community
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Nov 19: A new species of freshwater fish discovered recently from the Lakroh village in the West Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya...
NESFAS founder addresses UN climate change conference COP29 held in Azerbaijan
Communities can play key role for inclusive food system: Phrang Roy
Shillong, Nov 18: Noted agro-economist Phrang Roy highlighted the strategically important role that communities...
Meghalaya faces alarming childhood illness rates, says new study
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Nov 14: Despite positive steps taken by Meghalaya government in the health sector, there are still challenges as a recent study shows...
Red gold feat: Inspired by Kashmir, man grows saffron in his Indore house
Indore, Nov 10: A farmer in Indore in Madhya Pradesh has pulled off a remarkable agricultural feat by growing saffron, among the costliest spices...
World Bank praises Meghalaya health project for strong progress on key goals
Roopak Goswami
Shillong, Nov 9: The World Bank(WB) has expressed satisfaction with the implementation of Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project as it successfully achieved four...
Meghalaya’s reduction in maternal deaths to be featured as Harvard case study
Shillong, Nov 8: Meghalaya’s impressive reduction in maternal deaths is being taken up as a case study at Harvard University.
"Harvard’s production team visited Meghalaya...
The Nagpur connection to Meghalaya’s Khasi mandarins
By Roopak Goswami
Shillong, Nov 7: Thirteen horticulture officers from Meghalaya traveled over a thousand kilometers last month to Nagpur for a specialized training program...
China-origin mushroom species found in Meghalaya forests
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Nov 5: The bright scarlet to orange-red mushroom from Meghalaya will bowl you over.
In a notable boost to India’s biodiversity catalog, researchers...
