Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of S D Loda Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/04/2025. The state of Arunachal Pradesh and Itanagar Municipal Corporation was directed by the NGT, April 8, 2025 to file their counter affidavits on the setting …
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh is fast losing its dense forest and the loss has been alarming in the last two years. As per latest estimates of Forest Survey of India (FSI), the state among those having the largest forest covers, has recorded a considerable decrease in its forest cover including very …
THE empowered group of ministers (EGoM) for hydel power projects in Arunachal Pradesh will find it tough to get the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on board for the proposed all-at-a-time clearance mechanism for supporting infrastructure projects. According to sources, at the upcoming EGoM meeting the power ministry will …
Guwahati: The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project in Assam has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders on grounds of safety related aspects and downstream impact. NHPC has already spent about Rs 6,600 …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted approval for de-reservation of 134.20 sq km (13419.29 hectares) area of the Deopani Reserve Forest to regularise the pre-1980 encroachment in Lower Dibang valley district of Arunachal Pradesh. The Ministry, in its order on Monday, has set a condition that the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday decried the Assam government after the latter failed to submit report on the 2000MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Power Project. The Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Power also failed to submit their reports when the tribunal took up the case …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given an ultimatum of three weeks to the Assam government to file its reply on the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power (LSHEP) dam on Monday. Earlier, the tribunal had asked all respondents in the case - state governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, ministry …
Ahead of the polls, the cabinet is expected to consider several measures, including a proposal to raise the workdays under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to 150 a year for scheduled tribes and forest dwellers and another to open 54 Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country in …
A low intensity earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook India's northeastern states on Sunday night, officials said. The quake occurred around 10.35 p.m. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property. According to the Regional Seismological Centre here, the epicentre was in Arunachal Pradesh's West …
Statement of the Minister of Power in response to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2632 for 18th February, 2014, asked by Shrimati Kusum Rai regarding hydro power projects in Arunachal Pradesh. The Minister Of State (Independent Charge) of The Ministry Of Power Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has stated in Rajya …
They will hit ecology and biodiversity as far away as Assam A report commissioned by the Central Water Commission has recommended scrapping of 15 of the 44 dams planned across the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh. It has also suggested stricter regulations for the ones that are to be built …
On a day India concluded its two-day meet with China to discuss border dispute, ITBP chief Subhash Goswami said environmental clearances and bureaucratic delays were holding up crucial road projects on the Sino-India border, leading to strategic disadvantage against Beijing which has already built a comprehensive network on its side. …
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is undertaking multi-state mega mock exercises, covering the eight states of the NE region, on March 10 and 13 next to assess the gap in the earthquake preparedness plans of the region. Disclosing this at a media sensitisation workshop here today, NDMA member T …
Two companies of State Disaster Response Force of Arunachal Pradesh in two batches completed their disaster management training at 1st AAP BN Chimpu location in Itanagar. 1st National Disaster Response under the guidance of National Disaster Management Authority imparted the training to recently notified SDRF of the State. The raising …
Veerappa Moily has two seemingly incompatible jobs. As oil minister, he has overseen India’s petroleum and natural gas needs. But now he also runs the environment ministry, where he has issued permits for 100 stalled projects in a month-long spree that has delighted industry but shocked green activists. Since taking …
Taking up the much controversial National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC)’s 2,000MW Lower Subansiri Project case, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked the corporation, the governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Power to submit reply within the next three …
The forest division in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh has proposed to chalk out a programme to study the feasibility of establishing a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Potom village. A team comprising West Siang Deputy Commissioner MK Sahoo, DFO Nyali Ete and other officials had recently undertaken …
The Cabinet Committee on Investment has cleared three hydro power projects, which were stuck due to environmental bottlenecks. According to a power ministry official, the three hydel projects — Tawang (800 MW), Tato (700 MW) and Teesta (520 MW) — which were awaiting approvals for a long time, have been …
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has urged the Centre for expeditious environmental and forest clearances, and land acquisition as per the Environment Ministry’s new guidelines to speed up implementation of power projects in the State. Mr. Tuki, speaking at the meeting of Chief Ministers of eight Northeastern States with …
With only months to go for the general elections, the new environment minister has gone into overdrive to clear projects. "The contrast is almost like shifting from Test cricket to T-20 within three days," says an officer when asked about the change of guard at the Union environment ministry at …
ITANAGAR: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with Arunachal Pradesh environment and forest department distributed solar energy equipment to 25,000 households in Mayudia to meet power crisis in the village. The distribution, WTI officials claimed, would further bridge the conservation support and confidence for the ongoing Asiatic black …
