‘The Problem Was Caused by You’: Piyush Goyal Slams Europe Over Climate Crisis

  GUWAHATI: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has questioned Europe’s responsibility for climate change, citing historical carbon emissions and the burden of environmental regulations on developing economies. ALSO READ: CM Vigilance DSP Found Dead in Hotel Room in Assam’s Bongaigaon; Probe Underway Speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue on Thursday, October 22, Goyal argued…

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Upper Assam Floods Caused by 500 Per Cent Excess Rainfall, Not Cloudburst, Says Assam CM

  GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, July 24, said devastating floods in Upper Assam were caused by unprecedented rainfall over Nagaland and parts of Assam, ruling out any role of cloudbursts or water released from hydroelectric projects. ALSO READ: Assam CM Links Guwahati's Flood Crisis to Hill Cutting Near USTM, Urges Meghalaya to…

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NEEPCO Says Arunachal Flash Flood Was Not Caused by Hydropower Project Operations

  GUWAHATI: The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has clarified that the flash flood which struck its residential colony at the Panyor Lower Hydro Power Station in Arunachal Pradesh's Keyi Panyor district on June 24 was caused by highly localised heavy rainfall and was not linked to the operation of the hydropower project. ALSO…

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