Floods Eat Away At Assam’s Indigenous Land
Hemram Pegu has been forced to rebuild his home at least eight times in the past decade, shifting it a...
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The Lament Of The Brahmaputra Riverbank
Songs have always chronicled social, political, historic, geographical, cultural and environmental change. Many popular singers have responded to the climate...
In Assam, Village Committees Lead The Way During Floods
Over the past three decades, the severity of both droughts and floods has increased in the state of Assam. In...
Assam’s Manas National Park Regains Its Glory
Jatin Gayary beams with joy every time he sees a tiger in Manas National Park in the foothills of the...
Stilt Houses Help People Withstand Floods In Assam
Ratan Pathuri watches floodwater swirl below his veranda. The swollen Dhansiri River has inundated Pathuri’s village, Nikori, in the district...
Floating Farms Boost Flood Resilience In Majuli
For the past few months, Rombha Payeng has had fewer worries on her mind. The 33-year-old homemaker and farmer is...
In Assam, ATMs Purify Arsenic-Laced Water
At least twice a week, Monika Deka makes a trip to the 30-foot-tall, bright blue water ATM on the border...
Brahmaputra Swallowed 4.27 Lakh Hectares Of Land: Minister
Assam has lost about 4.27 lakh hectares of land due to the erosion of the Brahmaputra river, greatly impacting the...
Adopt ‘Decent Family Planning Policy’: Assam CM To Minority Community
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday urged the minority community to adopt a “decent family planning policy” for...
Assam Bans All Islamic Schools, Drawing Criticism
Assam, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, on Wednesday passed a law abolishing state-run Islamic schools, saying...
India’s Covid-19 Cases Top Global Rank As More Of Economy Opens
India reported 78,512 novel coronavirus infections on Monday, more than any other country but fewer than the previous day when...
Floods, Covid-19 Hobble 2 Of India’s Poorest States
Floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in two of India’s poorest states have displaced or affected 8 million people and...
By Boat & On Foot, Assam Hunts For Plasma For COVID Patients
When doctors in a flood-ravaged Indian state urgently sought plasma of a particular blood type for a COVID-19 patient this...
Floods Kill Scores In Assam, 9 Rhinos Drown
Intense rain and floods in Assam have killed at least 84 people and displaced more than 2.75 million since May,...
Floods In Assam Force A Million From Their Homes
Heavy flooding triggered by monsoon rains has forced more than a million people to flee their homes in the northeastern...
Yogi Adityanath Defends ‘Strict’ Action To Quell Protests In UP
The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh has rebuffed accusations from rights groups of police abuses during protests against a new...
Modi Contradicts Amit Shah Over Citizenship Register
Prime Minister Narendra Modi contradicted his closest lieutenant over plans for a nationwide register as he tried to defuse protests...
Why India’s New Citizenship Plans Are Stirring Protests
Thousands of Indians have been protesting against a new citizenship law as well as possible plans for a National Register...
CAA Stir: Modi Summons Ministers To Discuss Security Situation
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting with his council of ministers on Saturday to discuss security following protests...
CAA: Protesters Cheered On By Actors, Artists & Singers
With a voice known to millions of Indian movie goers, Zubeen Garg crooned one of his old songs with patriotic...
Protesters Chant “Remove Modi” After Prayers At Delhi’s Jama Masjid
Chants of “Remove Modi” filled the air after Friday prayers at the historic Jama Masjid as protesters gathered to march...
Internet Shutdown In Parts Of Delhi To Curb Protests
Internet and text messaging services were suspended by government order in parts of India’s capital Delhi on Thursday, mobile carriers...
What Does India’s New Citizenship Law Mean?
A new Indian law that grants citizenship to persecuted Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who fled Muslim-majority Pakistan,...
President Ram Nath Kovind Disregards Protests, Signs Citizenship Bill Into Law
A divisive citizenship bill has been signed into law in India, a move that comes amid widespread protests in the...
Clashes Erupt In Delhi Over Citizenship Law; PM Abe Cancels Visit
Violent clashes erupted in Delhi between police and thousands of university students on Friday over the enactment of a contentious...
