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Assam set to get its 6th national park in Dima Hasao

Assam set to get its 6th national park in Dima Hasao

The picturesque Dima Hasao district is set to get its first protected forest, with a move afoot to create a national park comprising some of the most verdant and inaccessible jungles of the area. This will be Assam’s sixth national park – after Kaziranga, Manas, Nameri, Dibru-Saikhowa and Orang. Significantly,

Meghalaya aims for Guinness record, to plant 1.5 million trees

Meghalaya aims for Guinness record, to plant 1.5 million trees

Meghalaya is aiming to plant 1.5 million trees on World Environment Day 2019 in the State to enter into the Guinness Record. Deputy Commissioner, West Garo Hills, Ram Singh convened a meeting recently with the district officials, traders and others to discuss and execute the plan of action for World

Two Assamese mountaineers scaled Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro

Two Assamese mountaineers scaled Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro

June 1, 2019: Two mountaineers from Assam named Chandan Das and Sashi Prakash Rai resident of Jalukbari, Guwahati scaled Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa, with its summit at 4,900m from its base and 5,895m above sea level. Both of them are the first Northeast Indians