India
Another Pakistani Journalist, Malik Hassan Zaib, Shot Dead, PEC Demands Justice
Malik Hassan Zaib, who was associated with the Peshawar-based Urdu daily newspaper Aaj, shot dead in Nowshera locality of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by miscreants, as he was moving in his car.
Weather Modification: Does India Need a “Weather Act”
As the years and the decades moved on to beyond the horizon of Y2K and the subsequent pell-mell of climatic affairs, we stand condemned: because we have been callous enough to forget the lessons of History. Secret weather modification, not nature, may be causing...
Alien – Something to Rave About
We are certainly not alone. The world cannot be our last home either. Barring the hogwash floating around the social media about the various evidence surfacing about the massive presence of the Unexplained Aerial Phenomenon (UAP), it is better to go back to our...
The Role Radio Plays in War, Peace and Domain of Intelligence
Diphu May 2: Following the disputed originator of the Radio Telephony by G l Marconi and J. C. Bose, human society found multifold uses in one or two way communications. It is a very influential world out there in terms of technology, innovations of use arising out of...
NorthEast
Mitigating Perennial Floods in Assam, a Dream Will Hardly Come True
The second wave of perennial floods in Assam passed, killing many people and animals. As the flood situation in Assam improved, can we think about mitigation.
Conceive Defensive Strategy for North East India
Long ago, around 1962, it is mentioned in historical records that Mr. B. N. Mullick, the Chief of the Intelligence Bureau, wanted to resign from his service as the boss of his outfit and to organize an Assamese Resistance in the beleaguered undivided Assam. In the...
UP Journalist Murder Condemned, Press Emblem Campaign Demands Punishment
Geneva: After a UP journalist murder, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global safety and media rights body, strongly condemns the killing of Ashutosh Srivastava, an Indian journalist based in Uttar Pradesh. The murder took place on 13 May 2024. PEC demands a fair...
Images of Geopolitical Aspects of Northeast India
Diphu April 3: The Ahom-ruled tract of the Brahmaputra river valley was the prime attraction for saints, invaders, interlopers, businessmen and preachers. The river Brahmaputra was militarized long ago during Ahom Rule. It was christened as the "highway of Assam." The...
Business
Oil Prospect in Dhansiri Valley Facing Uncertainty
According to an informed source, Oil India Limited has eventually packed out of the oil prospect areas looking to find crude oil reserves in the Dhansiri Valley. Older Oil Prospects The earlier attempt to drill into the anticline at the Khelma block in 2011-12 petered...
Surajit Roy New Head of Eastern Region Services Of IOCL
Diphu December 2 2022: Surajit Roy joined as Head - Regional Services of eastern region in Indian Oil. A Mechanical Engineer by profession, Roy has experience of more than three decades in various domains of Indian Oil. He has been pivotal in setting up state of the...
Second Quartzite Mine Opens In Karbi Anglong
The Chief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Tuliram Ronghang on Thursday formally began the mining of a quartzite mine at Bey Village, Koilamati, Bokajan subdivision of Karbi Anglong district.
Death of Oil Refinery Based Power Projects
Diphu August 19: Two thermal power projects based at both the Guwahati oil refinery and the Bongaigaon oil refinery were abandoned as loss making and inefficient in utilizing the ‘tail gas' produced in these two refineries. The power plants are the Bongaigaon Thermal...