Professor Dinabandhu Sahoo, widely recognised as the architect of India’s Cherry Blossom Festivals, has been awarded the Nature Care Award 2025 for his outstanding contribution to nature-based solutions addressing contemporary environmental challenges.
A drought-like situation in Assam is spelling trouble for both farmers and the state’s tea industry, with a sharp deficit in rainfall leaving fields parched and tea bushes under severe stress.
Climate change impact is no longer just about reduced yields and is reshaping the traditional rhythm of tea production. The predictable cycle of flushes—the periodic growth spurts of new tea leaves that determine harvest quality and volume—has been thrown into disarray.
A new study has found that tourists visiting Meghalaya are increasingly adopting environmentally responsible behaviors, driven by growing awareness of climate change and concern for the region’s fragile ecosystems.
Climate Change Summit themed " A Call to Future" was held at the NEDFi House Auditorium in Guwahati on Wednesday. The summit was organized by NE Focus.
The growing impact of climate change has become an existential threat to tea plantations in Assam and West Bengal. Prolonged dry spells, coupled with deforestation, have led to an alarming surge in pest and disease attacks, creating unprecedented challenges for small tea growers in the region.
