Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launches a Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) service in Assam from Neamati to Majuli

On October 11, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launched a Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) service in Assam from Neamati to Majuli island. This service will reduce the road route distance of 423 km that trucks take from Neamati ..

Tags: Assam • Bhupen Hazarika • Brahmaputra River • Majuli • Northeast India

Biodiversity Heritage Sites

In March 2017, the Assam Government launched Sustainable Action for Climate Resilient Development (SaCReD) Initiative to develop Majuli, the world’s largest river island, as the country’s first carbon neutral district. SaCReD Initiative will also ensure that infrastructure in Majuli has less carbon. ..

Tags: Biodiversity • Biogeography • Biology • Branches of biology • Conservation biology

Rs 207 crore project for protection of Majuli island announced

The government has sanctioned Rs 207 crore for the protection and development of the Majuli Island located along the Brahmaputra River in Assam. The amount is proposed to be spent to safeguard the land loss due to erosion and to ..

Tags: Assam • Brahmaputra River • Majuli • Namoni Majuli • Northeast India

Majuli set to become country's first ever carbon neutral district

Assam government has launched ‘Sustainable Action for Climate Resilient Development in Majuli’ (SACReD, Majuli) to make river island Majuli country’s first ever Carbon Neutral district by 2020. The project has been initiated by Assam’s department of Environment and Forest to ..

Tags: Assam • Envriornment • Majuli • National • Places in News

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016

Assam’s Majuli becomes first island district of India

Majuli became the first island district of India after it was inaugurated as the 35th district of Assam by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The inauguration the island district coincides with the 90th birth anniversary of Assamese music maestro and Dadasaheb ..

Tags: Assam • Brahmaputra River • Current Affairs - 2017 • Current Affairs 2016 • Majuli

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016

Assam’s Majuli becomes India’s first island district

The Assam Government has granted district status to Majuli, a 400 square kilometres island in the Brahmaputra River. With this it becomes India’s first island district. Decision in this regard was taken by the state cabinet meeting presided by Chief ..

Tags: Assam • Majuli • Places in News • Sarbananda Sonowal • States

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016