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Strong objection over attempt to patent Naga traditional shawl by NIFT
November 5, 2018 No Comment 94 Views

An apex body of the Naga tribes came out with strong objection against patenting of Naga traditional shawl by the National Institute of Fashion Technology Source: National Herald On October 16, the Naga Hoho (an apex body of the Naga tribes) came out with strong objection against patenting of Naga traditional shawl by the National
Five countries hold 70% of world’s last wildernesses, map reveals
November 4, 2018 No Comment 22 Views

Source: The Guardian First map of Earth’s intact ecosystems shows just five nations are responsible for most of them – but it will require global action to protect them A Xikrin woman walks back to her village from the Cateté River in Brazil. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Getty Images Just five countries hold 70% of
Why Leisang, India’s ‘last village to be electrified’, has relapsed into darkness
November 2, 2018 No Comment 36 Views

On April 28, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that Leisang in Manipur had become the last village in the country to be connected to grid electricity. After the initial media attention died, daily power supply shrank from hours to minutes, villagers said. By Grace Jajo | Source: FactChecker.in Leisang is about 81 km from
In Nagaland people voice support for ‘solution not taxation’, reaffirms on ‘one govt one tax’
October 31, 2018 No Comment 145 Views

Naga Republic News | Photo Source: Nagaland Today A number of social and tribal organisations on Wednesday (Oct 31) brought out a joint rally demanding an immediate stop to all forms of “illegal tax collection” by Naga political groups as well government agencies, various unions and organizations. The rally was organized under

Strong objection over attempt to patent Naga traditional shawl by NIFT
November 5, 2018 No Comment 94 Views

An apex body of the Naga tribes came out with strong objection against patenting of Naga traditional shawl by the National Institute of Fashion Technology Source: National Herald On October 16, the Naga Hoho (an apex body of the Naga tribes) came out with strong objection against patenting of Naga traditional shawl by the National
Five countries hold 70% of world’s last wildernesses, map reveals
November 4, 2018 No Comment 22 Views

Source: The Guardian First map of Earth’s intact ecosystems shows just five nations are responsible for most of them – but it will require global action to protect them A Xikrin woman walks back to her village from the Cateté River in Brazil. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Getty Images Just five countries hold 70% of
Why Leisang, India’s ‘last village to be electrified’, has relapsed into darkness
November 2, 2018 No Comment 36 Views

On April 28, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that Leisang in Manipur had become the last village in the country to be connected to grid electricity. After the initial media attention died, daily power supply shrank from hours to minutes, villagers said. By Grace Jajo | Source: FactChecker.in Leisang is about 81 km from
In Nagaland people voice support for ‘solution not taxation’, reaffirms on ‘one govt one tax’
October 31, 2018 No Comment 145 Views

Naga Republic News | Photo Source: Nagaland Today A number of social and tribal organisations on Wednesday (Oct 31) brought out a joint rally demanding an immediate stop to all forms of “illegal tax collection” by Naga political groups as well government agencies, various unions and organizations. The rally was organized under

In battle against corruption, lack of political will to implement Nagaland’s Lokayukta

The present argument for delay in appointment of the Lokayukta as given by the State government through its learned Advocate General is misleading, dishonest and disrespectful of public intelligence. Naga Republic View The manner in which the appointment of the Lokayukta has
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Nagas as a ‘Society against Voting?’

Consensus-Building, Party-less Politics and a Culturalist Critique of Elections in Northeast India By Jelle J. P. Wouters Source: The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology Jelle J P Wouters teaches anthropology at the Royal Thimphu College,