Assam's Environment Department has banned sub-1000 ml plastic water bottles. The ban starts October 2. The decision came on August 23. The prohibition covers production, sale, import, and distribution.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Additional Chief Secretary Ravi Shankar Prasad and National Highways Authority of India Joint Advisor Bikash Brahma
35-year-old man allegedly tried to sell his 11-day-old daughter to a couple for Rs 4 lakhs but was unsuccessful and instead allegedly killed and buried the infant
The flood situation in Assam improved considerably on Tuesday even though nearly 46,000 people are still reeling under the deluge across five districts
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report said the floods claimed a life in Sivasagar district. With this, the death toll in this year's deluge has reached 12.