The Waterbird Count 2026 is underway across Kaziranga National Park as a seven-day scientific exercise to assess waterbird populations amid growing threats from shrinking, drying, and degraded wetlands in Assam. The count helps track species abundance, habitat health, and long-term ecological trends in one of India’s most important floodplain ecosystems. Findings from the 2025 waterbird […]
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The Assam government has enlisted SaveLIFE Foundation’s technical expertise to implement scientific road safety solutions, following MoRTH’s directive for National Road Safety Month, January 2026, themed “Zero Fatality Month.” Addressing this challenge requires systematic, science-driven reforms in road design, trauma care systems and policymaking. These three pillars form the foundation of SLF’s zero-fatality strategy, which
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Researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a novel photocatalytic material capable of converting carbon dioxide into methanol fuel using sunlight. The innovation directly addresses the twin challenges of climate change mitigation and clean energy generation by turning a greenhouse gas into a usable fuel. Methanol, produced through this process, can serve as a cleaner energy
Bangladesh has approved the purchase of 1.8 lakh tonnes of diesel from Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), strengthening cross-border energy cooperation with India’s Northeast. The fuel will be moved from Assam to Siliguri and supplied to Bangladesh through the Bangladesh–India Friendship Pipeline, operational since December 2022. The decision was approved by the Advisory Committee on Government
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First international feature film jointly directed by an Assamese filmmaker and a foreign director has been selected for the Pune International Film Festival 2026, marking a landmark moment for cinema from Assam. Murders Too Close – Love Too Far, co-directed by Manju Borah and Israeli filmmaker Dan Wolman, will screen in the Global Cinema section
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On January 17, 2026, Assam and Madhya Pradesh signed a landmark, three-year inter-state wildlife exchange agreement to enhance biodiversity and reintroduce species. Madhya Pradesh has proposed formal discussions with the Assam government to deepen cooperation in wildlife conservation and inter-state species exchange. The two states have already reached an in-principle understanding to reintroduce wild buffaloes
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Sonitpur SSP Barun Purkayastha has been nominated for the 3rd Assam Police Sishu Mitra Leadership Award 2025 in recognition of his sustained work to advance child rights protection in the State. The nomination follows a rigorous assessment by an external jury, underscoring leadership, institutional impact, and rights-based policing practices. Those awarded include Devojyoti Mukherjee, IPS
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Phase-I development work of the historic Vasudev Than Narowa Satra has commenced with an estimated budget of ₹12.68 crore. Situated in Dhakuakhana in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, the Satra dates back to the 14th century and was initially linked to the Chutia king Satyanarayan. In the 17th century, the Vaishnavite saint Damodar Ata formally founded it
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India has become the first country to commercially produce bio-bitumen, marking a major step toward sustainable infrastructure. Bio-bitumen is a bio-based binder used in road construction that partially replaces conventional petroleum bitumen. It is produced from agricultural residues, especially rice straw, converting farm waste into a value-added resource. Key points:
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Scientific analysis of palaeoecological and palaeoherbivory records from Kaziranga National Park suggests that the Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) migrated to Northeast India during the late Holocene period. The study indicates that improving climatic conditions in the Brahmaputra floodplains, combined with increasing human pressure in western and northern parts of the subcontinent, gradually pushed this
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