India has participated for the first time in the Weimar Triangle format, marking a notable diplomatic outreach to a key European political grouping. During this engagement, Poland publicly supported India amid U.S. pressure over Russian oil imports, highlighting emerging strategic understanding ...

Jitul Buragohain of Lakhimpur district has received the Breed Conservation Award 2025 from the ICAR–National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR), Karnal, for his contribution to conserving the indigenous Luit (Swamp) buffalo. Buragohain has consistently maintained the genetic purity of ...

An emergency alternative landing facility is being developed on the Dibrugarh–Moran stretch of the National Highway, strengthening both civil aviation safety and strategic preparedness in Upper Assam. Scheduled for inauguration in February, the facility will serve as an emergency landing option ...

Assam Don Bosco University is set to launch LACHIT-1, the first satellite developed from Northeast India, aboard ISRO’s PSLV-C62 on January 12. The mission marks a breakthrough in decentralising India’s space ecosystem by extending hands-on space engineering capabilities to a region historically ...

Guwahati has begun its first-ever leopard estimation exercise, installing about 200 infrared camera traps at 100 locations across forests, corridors and hill ranges. Early evidence confirms leopard presence across most city hills, including Nilachal, Gotanagar, Kharghuli and Amchang Reserve ...

The North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) will confer its Lifetime Achievement Award on Piyush Desai, Chairman of the Wagh Bakri Tea Group, in recognition of his long-standing contribution to India’s tea industry. Founded in 1892, the Wagh Bakri Tea Group has grown into one of the country’s leading ...

PANKHUDI is a single-window digital platform of the Ministry of Women and Child Development that facilitates CSR and voluntary partnerships for women and child welfare. It enables transparent project discovery, proposal submission, tracking, and outcome monitoring on one integrated interface. ...

Purvodaya convergence forms a core pillar of the District-Led Textiles Transformation (DLTT) Plan, giving focused attention to Eastern and North-Eastern India. The strategy seeks to unlock the textile potential of tribal and backward regions through improved connectivity, cluster-based ...

Se-Moon, later renamed Rangpur, was founded in 1699 AD by Ahom king Swargadeo Rudrasingha, with the name reflecting joy and prosperity. This historic Ahom capital, centred around the iconic Rang Ghar at Rupahi Pathar in Sivasagar, will once again become a cultural hub with the Rongpur Mela Winter ...

DHSK College in Dibrugarh has launched ‘Karmabandhu’, a modern, tech-enabled mobile application to enhance administrative transparency and efficiency. The new app is designed to bring more transparency, impartiality, and dynamism to the work of the college. The ‘Karmabandhu’ app will allow the ...

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 ...

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 ...