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 …
Azing Pertin The natural resources of Arunachal Pradesh are the only significant possessions to depend upon considering the resources on which the State could rely upon. No doubt, the potential of the river valleys, flora and fauna of the State are unrivalled in the entire country, but when it boils …
ITANAGAR, Oct. 29: Water in Arunachal Pradesh is aplenty but its systematized supply through the departmental taps is scarce, particularly in Abotani Colony of Itanagar. With the winter approaching, when the perennial water sources trickle down to the minimum, other colonies of the State capital also fear the worst. Since …
Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today assured the State Government of a thorough assessment of the cumulative impact on downstream Assam by the proposed hydro-electric projects on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh. The assessment will be done by a third party. Taking part in a …
Expressing concern over reports of China constructing a dam on the Brahmaputra river in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to form an expert committee to ascertain and verify whether a reservoir dam, entailing diversion of water, was actually being …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said China had not constructed any dam on the Brahmaputra river that would have been a matter of concern for India, according to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorje Khandu. Khandu, who led a delegation of state leaders to Singh, said the prime minister had also …
The Centre is coming out with a new mechanism to encourage states to maintain and enhance forest covers. The policy which is in the design stage, aims at giving special
This study shows the importance of physical, water retention and transmission properties of soils in relation to water management/hydrological studies of paddy fields in the vicinity of Nirjuli (Arunachal Pradesh). Soil samples were collected at varioud depths at Nirjuli village, Modern village, Doimukh and Banderdewa.
The Eastern Himalayan region has been proposed as another National Agricultural Biodiversity Heritage Site, based on six indices. The region is the richest in species diversity among the northeastern states of India. It is the center of diversity for several widely distributed plant taxa and a crucible for speciation encompassing …
Indigenous ways of conserving the animals through adoption of traditional breeding methods, classifying the breeds, diagnosing the diseases, and preventing the disorders and diseases by using locally available ethnoveterinary practices is still found to be rational and predominant in the remote places in India plays a pivotal role in conserving …
Change is inevitable; it is truly the only constant. Often change is hard to detect, particularly in amorphous domains such as governance and development. Be assured though that India is changing, even if at a glacial pace. The Seventh India Today State of the States Report reveals that the gravity …
Apple production started in Arunachal Pradesh a couple of years back but the State is yet to become a producer of any repute mainly due to lack of post-harvest facilities in the State. However, the Technology Mission for Horticulture in Northeastern States has now decided to impart training to apple …
Sushanta Talukdar Guwahati: An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude rocked parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Monday afternoon. There was no report of any casualty or injuries. An official of the Regional Seismological Centre, Shillong, told The?Hindu that the earthquake, with the epicentre in Bhutan, was recorded at 2.24 p.m. …
Apple production started in Arunachal Pradesh a couple of years back but the State is yet to become a producer of any repute mainly due to lack of post-harvest facilities in the State. However, the Technology Mission for Horticulture in Northeastern States has now decided to impart training to apple …
K.V. Prasad NEW DELHI: The Union Government has begun review of 70 strategically important roads along the Sino-Indian border. Their construction has been held up on account of delay in environmental clearance. Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh held a meeting with the Minister of State for …
The India-China dispute over Arunachal Pradesh and ADB development plan is not over yet. While the country partnership strategy for India was cleared by ADB board on June 15, after an unprecedented locking of horns between India and China, the latter has not yet given up its resolute opposition to …
Joe C Mathew / New Delhi August 31, 2009, 0:15 IST Jairam rameshThe Ministry of Environment and Forests has abolished the system of in-principle approvals, to put an end to the practice of launching projects without obtaining the final clearance. The move signals that the ministry has begun to take …
