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 …
Transhumance system of livelihood of the Brokpa pastoral nomads inhabiting in the yak tracts of Arunachal Pradesh with special emphasis on climate change adaptation was assessed in the present study. A representative sample of the 240 Brokpa pastoral nomads from all the yak rearing tracts of Arunachal Pradesh was selected …
Opposition leader Debabrata Saikia has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to hold the much-delayed tripartite meeting for examining the expert committee report on the stalled 2,000MW NHPC Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project at Gerukamukh along Arunachal Pradesh border. Sakia in the letter to the PMO has stated …
This research was carried out with the Adi and Galo tribes of East Siang and West Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India to understand fishing methods employed by them using stones and boulders occurring in the river beds of small tributaries of the Siang River in the study area. The …
Paddy is cultivated with fish rearing, is practised by the Apatani tribe of the ziro valley. The study analyses the contribution made to total and net revenue by the fish rearing component of the system. Fish cultivation contributes significantly to total and net income from agri-pisciculture.it is thus recommended that …
The art of rice cultivation has descended from one generation to another in Apatani tribes. The practice based on traditional wisdom which has sustained over generations, has made rice production economically viable, ecologically safe and often energy efficient.
In view of increasing threat of climate change, extreme whether conditions, and recent financial crisis there has been a concern for augmenting agriculture and food supply to growing population, particularly to the rural areas. Fortunately the communities living near biodiversity rich areas depend on wide variety of plant resources for …
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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Pradip Kumar Bhuyan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/09/2016 regarding Dibang Multipurpose Project (DMP) in Arunachal Pradesh. NGT in its Order states that the question facing them at this stage is as …
Guwahati: The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 (2015-16) states only 10.4% of households in Assam have a family member covered by a health scheme or health insurance. NFHS-4 was carried out under the aegis of the ministry of health and family welfare with the Mumbai-based International Institute of Population …
Itanagar: The prevalence of anaemia continues to be a big challenge in Arunachal Pradesh according to India Health Report (IHR) statistics which show that 63.9% of children under the age of five and 56.7% of women aged 15-49 are anaemic in the state, Meghalaya's additional chief secretary Yeshi Tsering at …
25 power projects in India are currently held up because of lack of environment clearance, Piyush Goyal, Minister of Power (independent Charge) told Lok Sabha. Goyal said that as informed by ministry of environment, there are 15 hydro electric projects and 10 thermal power projects pending for environmental clearance. Noticeably, …
Itanagar: Landslides triggered by torrential rainfall in the past couple of days washed away eight residential buildings in Tawang district, bordering China on Friday night. Though no casualty was reported, three persons sustained minor injuries. A car and a bike were damaged in the landslide that occurred at Barbara village …
The Central Government will take the final call on the under-construction 2,000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP), even if a verdict to be passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) goes in favour of the project. Construction activities of the project have remained suspended since December 2011, following popular …
Following protests from pressure groups, project has been stalled since Dec 2011 on grounds that seismic activity could pose a risk to people in downstream areas As part of its Rs 3,000 crore diversification plan to venture into solar and wind power projects, NHPC Limited (previously known as National Hydroelectric …
Itanagar: The flood situation continued to be critical in Arunachal Pradesh as the overflowing Noa Dehing river on Monday submerged the National Highway-52 at Namsai district. More than 100 families at Lekang village in the district and Jairampur sub-division in Changlang district were rendered homeless in the fresh wave of …
Modi government’s North East push will only see 7.5 per cent road target achieved New Delhi: Even as poor road connectivity in India’s North East region continues to stall the government’s ‘Act East Policy’, the state-run company mandated to improve this crucial infrastructure will barely manage 7.5 per cent of …
Itanagar, With no improvement in the weather condition, the flood situation in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh deteriorated with reports of fresh areas being inundated by flood water while, over 100 families rendered homeless and properties worth crore of rupees damaged. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein who air-dashed to the …
Authorities have moved over 15,000 more people to relief camps in the Assam and the neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh Two people were reportedly killed as the flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Saturday as the Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries inundated more villages in the last 24 …
National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) claims that the Lower Subansiri Hydro power project of 2000 Mega Watt is completely safe. The project has been designed to absorb floods to the tune of 500 cumecs over a 24-hour period. The current completion cost is Rs. 17,435 crore. The Executive Director of …
Conservation of natural resources by traditional societies across the globe seems to have arisen out of the age-old practice of animistic religious belief systems. Such belief systems are fundamental aspects of people’s culture, which strongly conditions their use of natural resources. Arunachal Pradesh, a biodiversity hotspot region in the eastern …
