Forest dept takes ‘Sankalp’ to revive vulture habitat in Kamrup, plants 1,500 saplings | Guwahati News

Guwahati: Amid repeated vulture deaths caused by poisoning, habitat loss, and the felling of tall nesting trees, the Assam forest department and Assam Forest School, Jalukbari, with support from conservation NGO Aaranyak, have launched a vulture conservation initiative in Kamrup district. The programme includes a large-scale plantation and distribution drive of tree species preferred by…

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Jammu and Kashmir: Terror hideout busted in Kishtwar; huge cache of arms-ammo seized | India News

JAMMU:Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in J&K’s Kishtwar district Friday and seized a massive cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material.“The recovery included one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher with one 51mm rocket, a carbine, one pistol, a sling, four detonators, 97 live rounds of 9mm, 18 live rounds of 7.62mm, one pull-through, 1kg of…

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Govt plans employment study amid joblessness concerns | Goa News

Panaji: Goa govt is commissioning a state-level employment study to generate a ground-level picture of jobs, self-employment, livelihoods, and enterprise activity across all districts and talukas of the state, amid concerns that existing national datasets do not adequately capture the extent of unemployment in Goa’s economy.The move comes against the backdrop of the latest periodic…

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