Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 9.5.2013 has given its approval for declaring the year 2013 as “Water Conservation Year-2013” Water is a natural resource, fundamental to life, livelihood, food security and sustainable development. It is also a scarce resource. India has more than 18 percent of the world’s …
Gangtok, April 15, 2013 At the outset, Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee (SIBLAC) condemns the findings, recommendations and conclusions of the Committee constituted with the Chief Secretary as the Chairman, Secretary/ Commerce & Industries, Secretary/ Law, Secretary/ Ecclesiastical as members and Secretary/ Power as member secretary for examining the issues …
Gangtok, April 3, 2013 Forests, Environment and Wildlife Management Department in coordination with students of West Point Sr. Secondary School and C.S Rai Jr. High School, Arithang along with the Gumpa Association of Arithang have painted 6 by 100 ft roadside wall with meaningful environment message. The painting exhibited along …
Gangtok, March 15, 2013 A daylong district level World Water Day Programme was organized by the East District Administrative Centre, Gangtok and Communication and Capacity Development Unit (CCDU) of State Institute of Rural Development, Karfectar, South Sikkim here in Janta Bhawan on March 15. The programme was observed on the …
Gangtok, March 14, 2013 About 2.5 hectares of private land was totally damaged when a forest fire broke out at Middle Syari on March 12 evening. “The fire team headed by ASI Samsher Subba reached the spot, but the fire tender could not reach the place under fire. It was, …
Satellite study needs to be corroborated with field studies, say experts here GANGTOK, February 11, 2013 Scientists of National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) based in Hyderabad has given an alarming picture about the ‘very high’ possibility of a huge glacial lake in Sikkim. As per an IANS report, the satellite-based …
Group urges State Official to follow the lead of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and give cruelly produced and Eco-unfriendly leather boot Gangtok, February 6, 2013 Sikkim following Himachal Pradesh’s and Punjab’s landmark proposals to require schools to use only animal-and Eco-friendly canvas or other non-leather footwear for uniforms. People for …
New Delhi, December 24, 2012 Sikkim has been declared India’s ‘Best Small State’ by the jury of the IBN7 Diamond State Award, 2012, said Sikkim government official. Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar awarded the Diamond State Award to Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling in a glittering awards ceremony held here …
IMPHAL, November 29, 2012 Manipur Cycling Club has launched two models of bicycle made of bamboo in the ongoing Manipur Sangai Festival. The models, which were designed by Bangalore based designer Vijaykumar, were launched by Industries Minister Govindas Konthoujam and Tourism Parliamentary Secretary M Prithviraj at the stall of Commerce …
Gangtok, October 15, 2012: A glacier study team consisting of Assistant Scientific Officer, Narpati Sharma and 3 Project Scientists, R. K. Sharma, Pranay Pradhan and Dilliram Chettri of Sikkim State Council of Science and Technology, Sikkim, working for Glacier Dynamics of Sikkim, has successfully completed the expedition to East Rathong …
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