The Assamese have had a love-hate relationship with the state’s rivers, writing songs and ballads about their role as nurturers and destroyers. “We are seeing newer afflicted areas, besides the usual ones.” According to a 29 June bulletin from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, this year’s floods have impacted 28 out of 35 districts, 2,389 villages and 2,492,913 people. …
Drones developed by an Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati incubated start-up, Drones Tech Lab will be performing a drone show at the Republic-Day event in Kamrup, the first of its kind in the northeast region. Biswajit Dey, Drones Tech Labs, mentioned that he and his team were feeling elated to be part of the Research Park at IIT Guwahati which …