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 …
ITANAGAR, Aug 18: Governor General (Retd) JJ Singh inaugurated a Bamboo Processing Centre at Poma Village near here today in presence of a large gathering. According to a press release, the bamboo processing centre (BPC) is a unique project comprising of installation of bamboo processing machinery, training of unemployed youths, …
The network of seismic observatory labs at Gangtok, Agartala and Itanagar to study and analyse data for forewarning people of the North East about earthquakes will be operationalised within one year
The overall flood situation in the State has improved considerably with the improvement in the weather condition, said Water Resources department (WRD) sources here. So far, reports of 18 breaches in the embankments of the Jiadhol-Kumatia in Dhemaji district, Kakoi, Ranganadi, Singara, Dorpang in Lakhimpur district and Brahmajan channel in …
Bowing to pressure from the hilly border State of Arunachal Pradesh, the Central Government has awarded a whopping financial package of Rs 300 crore to the State to bridge the existing
In a move, which is apparently aimed at snubbing China against its claim over the state of Arunachal Pradesh, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday cleared a proposal of $80 million irrigation project in bordering areas of the north eastern state. Interestingly …
The Arunachal Pradesh Government has sounded a swine flu alert across this hilly Northeastern State, besides intensifying the precautionary measures to combat the disease. The State Government
Guwahati: The All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Mising Tribe Students Organization Takam Mising Parin Kebang (TMPK) have joined hands to give further momentum to the anti-dam movement that is gaining ground in downstream areas in Assam on the North Bank of the Brahmaputra River apprehending catastrophic impact on life …
Protests against mega dams in Arunachal Pradesh continue to mount, with several student bodies of both Assam and Arunachal as well as environmental groups resorting to stirs against the Centre
Arunachal Pradesh Government has entered into a joint venture with the Jindal group to develop the 4,500 mw Etalin multi-purpose hydro-electric project, the biggest in the country. Announcing this at a press conference here yesterday, the Chairman of the Hydro-power Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh, T G Rimpoche said the …
The construction of the tallest dam in India on river Dibang in Arunachal Pradesh has been delayed. Reason: the promoters of the project, central government owned National Hydro Power Corporation (nhpc), did not submit the proposal, for environmental clearance, in time. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has now …
Chairperson of expert committee on hydro-power projects resigns the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (moef) will change members or heads of expert committees if any conflict of interest is perceived in clearing projects, said union minister Jairam Ramesh. Ramesh said two of the eight expert panels would be reconstituted …
The monsoons, which have been almost eluding the North East this season, have finally become active in the region. While most of the places in the region have been witnessing moderate to heavy rainfall since the past two days, the Meteorology department has predicted it would continue for about a …
A weak monsoon looks set to leave northeastern India high and dry. In a striking paradox, the region that boasts the once-wettest Cherrapunji and is nestled among verdant hills faces chronic rain deficiency. Manipur has a deficit of 67 per cent, while Arunachal Pradesh, the least affected, is deficient by …
With legislators across parties expressing fears about the impact in Assam of mega dams on rivers in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Assembly Speaker Tanka Bahadur Rai has constituted a House Committee to carry out its own study of the problem. The House Committee will visit the districts adjoining Arunachal Pradesh and …
JORHAT, July 23: The North East Affected Area Development Society (NEAADS), a Jorhat based voluntary organization has opposed the construction of mega dam projects to be build up in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh on the river Debang. The organization also protests the construction of Lower Suwansiri Hydro Electric Project …
