An orientation meet was organized by C-NES on 11th December, 2008 at Hotel Alankar, Guwahati for new members joining the organization's Boat Clinic program. This programme is to be upscaled to include 5 more districts- North Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Nalbari and Barpeta from January 2009. Five District Community Organizers were recruited for the clinics in…
A State Level Consultation on Disaster Management in Assam was organized by the Indo Global Social Service Society (IGSSS), Guwahati on 7 and 8 December 2008 at the Don Bosco Institute, Kharghuli, Assam. More than 50 participants from various NGOs across the state as well as officials from the State Water Resource and PWD departments…
Over the past years, during regular visits to my home town, the most enjoyable part of the day have been the long walks on crisp mornings, heading out from my parental home in Motinagar, now Liewdemsoh, into the welcoming shade of the pine forest above the AG Staff Quarters where the ripple of bird song and the dappling light of the sun through the trees, the rush of wind and the rush of the stream take us to a different world.
A media seminar for journalists on Climate Change Challenge and its relevance for the North-east was organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research(C-NES) and the Knight International Fellowships Program.
Recognizing the unique initiative of C-NES in taking health services to the marginalized, socially and geographically excluded, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had warm words of praise for the programme in a recent visit to Assam. Calling it a "novel" effort, the Prime Minister described the program as an example of the "lead" that Assam was giving to the rest of the country in the healthcare facilities." Dr. Singh, who is a Rajya Sabha member of Parliament from Assam, was speaking at the Foundation Laying Ceremony of the Jorhat Medical College, on 25th August 2008. Present at the event were Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
A two and a half day Retreat for C-NES staff was organized at the picturesque Orchid Resort, at Barapani, Meghalaya overlooking the Umiam Lake from 23- 25 October 2008.
The horror in Assam is not just tragic, it is a malignant devastation that has visited a place and peoples who were known until comparatively recently for their hospitality, calm and kindness. The places where the blasts have taken place are busy markets and areas, known to all of us familiar with Guwahati and the…
A 29 minute documentary film on the highly endangered river dolphins of the Brahmaputra was selected for the Indian Film festival held at Stuttgart, Germany from July16-20, 2008.