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Topic: Sikkim

In Sikkim villages, this special ‘chulha’ from Nepal helps reduce firewood use, pollution

Since 2016, World Wildlife Fund for Nature, India, has been helping rural Sikkim households install these cookstoves. It also trains people to make these using locally available materials.

Why Manipur man is cycling 5,000 km through Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai & Delhi

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Scientists to help Sikkim farmers grow ‘Rs 3,000/kg’ mushroom variety with enhanced Vitamin D

CSIR scientists say three food-processing cluster centres will be set up in Sikkim, each cluster likely to empower 250 households by providing them additional income.

Bose portrait row perfect example of confirmation bias, serves liberal intelligentsia a lesson

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

India, China troops in ‘minor face-off’ in Sikkim’s Naku La, Army says issue resolved locally

Incident took place on 20 January in North Sikkim. Army asks media to refrain from ‘overplaying or exaggerating reports’ of injuries, adds that no sticks or stones were used.

This Assam village has its own ministry, 26 ministers, 16 departments and a Chief Minister

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

In 20 years, no one in this Assam village has missed out on weekly cleanliness drives

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Culinary competition to bring ‘lost & forgotten cuisines’ of Sikkim to five-star menus

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Meghalaya football fan clubs go beyond playground, provide aid in rural areas

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Why Sikkim, which had no Covid cases till May, now has third-highest case fatality rate

Sikkim's CFR surged to 2.07 per cent Thursday from 1.79 per cent on 30 October, which is much higher than India's average of 1.47.

On Camera

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.