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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...