Garo Hills in Meghalaya boasts of the highest primate diversity among the state’s community reserves (CRs), a study conducted by researchers from the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History reveals.
Meghalaya secured themselves a spot in the 78th Senior Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 quarter-finals after they beat Goa 1-0, while Tamil Nadu and Odisha played out a 1-1 draw at the Deccan Arena on Sunday, December 22, 2024.
The Mawjymbuin Cave in Meghalaya has become a focal point of contention between local authorities and Hindu organizations, particularly the Kutumba Surakshya Parishad (KSP) from Assam.
The parrotbills were observed feeding on bamboo seeds alongside Green-tailed Sunbirds (Aethopyga nipalensis) and Whiskered Yuhinas (Yuhina flavicollis).
Northeast India, one of the nation's biodiversity hotspots, lost 327.30 sq km of forest cover between 2021 and 2023, according to the India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023).
While tabling the resolution, KHADC chief Pyniaid Sing Syiem said, “The proposed amendment to the Meghalaya State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Act, 2024 which allow the IMA to purchase land and allot to the Investor will come into conflict with several provision of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Regulation and Administration of Land) Act, 2021 and will affect the sentiments of the general public at large.”
The state-level rank list for the National Meteorological Olympiad 2024 has been released for Class VIII, IX, and XI students from Meghalaya. Organized to mark the 150th anniversary of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Olympiad was conducted nationwide in an online format on December 14-15, 2024.
Meghalaya government’s pioneering efforts in land restoration, agroforestry, and sustainable livelihoods have featured at the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which concluded in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia recently.
A brace of goals in the space of minutes from Donlad Diengdoh (49', 51') gave Meghalaya a 2-0 victory over Delhi in Group B's third round of the Senior Men's National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Shillong, Dec 18: Meghalaya's hopes of advancing in the Senior Men's National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2024-25 took a major hit after...