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February 14, 2026, 04:26 PM - 3 min read
The Union Cabinet has approved a Brahmaputra road-rail tunnel, a Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund, Noida Metro extension and three rail projects.
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February 13, 2026, 04:12 PM - 3 min read
The Union Cabinet is likely to clear a ₹18,600-crore twin-tube road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra connecting Gohpur and Numaligarh, slashing travel time to 30 minutes and boosting strategic mobility in poll-bound Assam ahead of Assembly elections.
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February 13, 2026, 03:21 PM - 3 min read
PM Modi will be visiting Assam on Saturday where he will be inaugurating the Moran ELF (Northeast's first highway airstrip), Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, IIM-Guwahati campus, data centre in Guwahati.
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February 12, 2026, 04:10 PM - 2 min read
PM Modi will inaugurate the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu on February 14, reducing Guwahati-North Guwahati travel time from up to an hour to seven minutes.
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January 28, 2026, 02:57 PM - 2 min read
The NDRF joined rescue efforts in Assam’s Barpeta district on Wednesday to trace six people, including four children, missing after a country boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river on Tuesday. The boat, carrying 22 passengers, reportedly hit a whirlpool midstream.
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January 15, 2026, 06:19 PM - 4 min read
Major river deltas, including the Ganga-Brahmaputra, are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, exposing 236 million people worldwide to escalating flood risks.
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January 7, 2026, 03:23 PM - 4 min read
Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam has emerged as a key habitat for Royal Bengal tigers, with their population rising sharply from 104 in 2022 to 148 in 2024, reflecting successful conservation efforts and improved habitat protection.
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January 5, 2026, 04:43 PM - 3 min read
A six-day international kayaking championship will be held on Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawangchu river from February 10 to 15, with events scheduled near India’s border with China.
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October 29, 2025, 05:22 PM - 3 min read
Zubeen Garg’s ashes were immersed in the Brahmaputra by his wife Garima, 37 days after his cremation, as Assam continued to mourn the singer’s mysterious and untimely death.
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October 25, 2025, 02:22 PM - 2 min read
The environmental public hearing for the 1,650 MW Subansiri Upper Hydroelectric Project has been rescheduled to October 28. The project, part of India’s clean energy push, has drawn protests over ecological and displacement concerns.
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September 15, 2025, 04:29 PM - 4 min read
India has begun constructing the Dibang Multipurpose Dam in Arunachal Pradesh, set to be the country’s tallest, aimed at boosting power generation while countering China’s aggressive hydropower expansion in Tibet.
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July 14, 2025, 02:27 PM - 7 min read
Four major rivers in Bangladesh have fallen below safe water flow levels, putting food, water security and biodiversity at risk, a new analysis has warned.
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