Cabinet approves Flood Management and Border Areas Programme for period 2021-26

Feb 21, 2024

Under the Flood Management Programme (FMP) component of FMBAP with an outlay of Rs. 2940 crore, central assistance will be provided to State Governments...

Disturbing wave of crimes against women gripping Odisha: Naveen Patnaik

Jul 22, 2025

Patnaik said the recent surge in sexual assaults reflects a troubling erosion of law enforcement.

Kanchan trees, a nature-based solution to riverbank erosion in Majuli

Jul 26, 2025

In the village of Pathorichuk, Majuli, Assam, local residents have discovered a remarkable way to combat riverbank erosion by planting Kanchan trees along the...

"River swallowed everything," say landless villagers displaced due to Assam flood, soil erosion

Jul 01, 2023

Hundreds of families have been displaced due to floods and soil erosion caused by the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Barpeta district.

Turkey set to vote in presidential, parliamentary polls today; Erdogan's two-decade rule may end

May 14, 2023

The elections also take place amid a serious economic crisis and what analysts say is democratic erosion under Erdogan's government, reported CNN.

Many families displaced in Assam's Barpeta due to Brahmaputra River's bank erosion

May 02, 2024

According to the locals, more than 3,000 families in the Moinbari area have been affected due to the Brahmaputra River's bank erosion.