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 …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Committee for C.R. of C.A.P. & Others Vs. State of Arunachal Pradesh & Others dated 17/09/2015 regarding grant citizenship to the Chakma and Hajong Tribals who migrated to India in 1964-1969 and were settled in the State of Arunachal …
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Sunday announced an amount of five crore as an immediate flood relief, for carrying out restoration works to bring life back to normalcy in the affected districts. Tuki directed the respective district administration and departments to conduct proper assessment of losses and submit …
At least 146 families rendered homeless in the recent wave of flood at Lower Dibang Valley district with report of 103 dwellings being washed out by flood water. Under the direction of DC Ravi Dhawan, a team from District Disaster Management Agency headed by DDMO Alokong Perme and accompanied by …
Incessant downpour for the past week has swelled the water level of Yomgo River above the danger mark and the flood water left a trail of devastation in Liromoba constituency of West Siang district. Paddy fields at Kambu village have been completely washed away and more than fifty-two households of …
“The more NHPC and NEEPCO construct mega dams in Arunachal Pradesh, the more problems they create in Assam,” said the Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum (SIFF). Talking to newsmen today, SIFF general secretary Tasik Phangkam said: “The floods that have created a havoc in Upper Assam now are an enough an …
An expert panel of the environment ministry has recommended forest clearance for three crucial hydro projects located in the Siang river basin, Arunachal Pradesh, that will collectively denude 200 hectares of biodiversity rich forests. The three projects – Pauk, Heo and Tato-I, are all proposed on Yarjep River, a tributary …
Guwahati: Two persons were washed away by flood waters in Assam on Tuesday as the overall flood situation remained grim. Official sources said here one person each was drowned in flood waters in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh district.Three deaths were reported from across the state on Monday. Most parts of Dibrugarh …
Arunachal Pradesh Assembly speaker Nabam Rebia would hold Third Legislators’ Meet at Fourth Sustainable Mountain Development Summit in Itanagar on October 8. Rebia has finalised to hold the meet after an hour long discussion with Lok Sabha member from Sikkim and Globe India secretary general PD Rai at Arunachal Bhawan …
The graceful black-necked crane, which spends every winter in the Zemithang area of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district bordering China, finds itself caught between the country's development narrative and the religious beliefs of the Buddhist Monpa tribe. For the past few years, the Monpas of Tawang district have been expressing fear …
Arunachal Pradesh will soon ink Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Hindustan Paper Corporation to help potential bamboo growers in the state. Arunachal Pradesh Bamboo Resource Development Agency (APBRDA) Vice-chairman Yora Tagung informed that the agency on behalf of the state government would sign an MoU …
The Central Government may simultaneously launch an elephant census in West Bengal and the north-eastern States in 2016 to prevent repetition and avoid errors in counting, an official said on Monday. “We have conveyed this idea to the Central Government in a recent meeting and when the approval comes, the …
SHILLONG: At least four persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Meghalaya in the past one month, prompting the state government to monitor the situation closely, officials said on Tuesday. Three persons including a BSF jawan died after being infected by JE in the remote South West Garo Hills …
Agartala: Besides four states of north and southern region, the World Health Organisation has found two northeast states Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh – have high prevalence of the dreaded Hepatitis C virus. Referring to a WHO report, which alerted all northeastern states including Tripura, a top health administrator here said …
Sixteen hydropower projects are in various stages of construction in the northeast, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. “Presently, 16 hydropower projects aggregating to 5,576 MW are under various stages of construction for the growth and development of the northeastern region, including Sikkim,” the minister for Development of North …
The Kolkata-based Eastern Zone (EZ) Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) admitted on July 30, 2015, an appeal (No-04/2015/EZ) Pradip Kumar Bhuyan and another versus Union of India and Others) that challenged the environment clearance accorded by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to the …
In a flip-flop,Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday said it opposes the contentious land bill of BJP-led central government and backs the UPA law, barely a month after it had in a letter to Rural Development Ministry found fault with the 2013 Act and suggested that it be “revisited”. …
Taking serious note of frequent road accidents, Arunhcal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has called for a strong and effective State policy to avert and minimise such mishaps. He advocated vigorous campaign for safe driving, safe speed and safety measures for commuters and pedestrians during a high level meeting of …
Itanagar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has slammed the Arunachal Pradesh government for poor implementation of central schemes under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA). The CAG in its recent report which was tabled in the state assembly this month, highlighted various anomalies in implementation of the NBA during the …
Stressing on his commitment to increase the forest cover percentage of the state from its existing 82 to 85 per cent and above Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today took part in the 'festival of trees' plantation programme organised by the environment and forest department here. He along with …
The environmental clearance (EC) to the country's biggest proposed hydroelectric project (HEP), the 2880MW Dibang Multipurpose Project (DMP) in Arunachal Pradesh has been challenged in the Kolkata bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT). The petition, filed on Thursday, states that there has been no application of mind while appraising the …
