Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of rivers Senki, Pachin and Dikrong, Arunachal Pradesh, 18/08/2022

The NGT, August 18, 2022 expressed its displeasure with the state of Arunachal Pradesh, praying for more time for filing its reply on the matter of disposal of waste into the rivers Senki, Pachin and Dikrong.

Judgement Date: 
18/08/2022
Tags:
River Pollution, Arunachal, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Court, North East
Forests

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding forests in Arunachal Pradesh, 27/07/2022

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Jorjo Tana Tara Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 27/07/2022.

The application has been filed by the applicant (Jorjo Tana Tara), April 8, 2019 alleging indiscriminate felling of trees in reserved forest area which is part of Papum Reserved forest, and part of Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
27/07/2022
Tags:
Forests, Arunachal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forest Conservation
Animal Care

Assessment of risk factors of African Swine Fever in India: Perspectives on future outbreaks and control strategies

African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most important transboundary diseases of pigs. ASF has been identified in India for the first time in domestic pigs from outbreaks reported in two of the northeastern states, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in 2020. A total of 11 ASF outbreaks in different regions killed over 3700 pigs and devastated the economy of small-scale livestock owners of both the states.

Original Source 

Publication Date: 
12/12/2020
Mousumi Bora, Durlav Prasad Bora, Mohan Manu & et al
Pathogens
9
12
1-18
Tags:
Animal Diseases, India, Pigs, North East, Arunachal, Assam, Livestock
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal felling of trees in Papum reserved forest, Arunachal Pradesh, 09/11/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jorjo Tana Tara Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/11/2020. The matter relates to indiscriminate felling of trees in a reserved forest area which is part of Papum Reserved Forest, and part of Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
09/11/2020
Tags:
Deforestation, Forests, Arunachal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forest Personnel
Biodiversity

Report on BMCs and PBRs in Arunachal Pradesh, 28/09/2020

Status report of Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board in the matter of Chandra Bhal Singh Vs Union of India in Original Application 347/2016.

Judgement Date: 
28/09/2020
Tags:
Biodiversity Conservation, Arunachal, North East, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Wildlife

Indian wildlife amidst the COVID-19 crisis: An analysis of status of poaching and illegal wildlife trade

A TRAFFIC analysis finds a significant increase in reported poaching of wild animals in India during the lockdown period that is not restricted to any geographical region or state or to any specific wildlife area.

Publication Date: 
03/06/2020
TRAFFIC
Tags:
India, Wildlife, Poaching, Wildlife Trade, Nagaland, Arunachal, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Odisha
Environment

Question raised in Lok Sabha on environment and forest clearance, 13/03/2020

As per the available information on PARIVESH, there are 11 projects, located in North Eastern Region including Assam, which are at various stages of appraisal under Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 and its amendment from time to time in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. There are no cases pending in the Ministry for grant of approval (Stage II Clearance) under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for North Eastern Region.

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 13, 2020
Lok Sabha
Tags:
India, Lok Sabha, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Arunachal, Assam, Tinsukia (D)
Natural Disasters

Question raised in Lok Sabha on loss due to floods and thunder storms, 03/03/2020

Question raised in Lok Sabha on loss due to floods and thunder storms, 03/03/2020. Several States in the country have been affected by natural calamities including thunder storms and floods during 2019-20.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Lok Sabha, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Storms, Floods, Assam, Arunachal, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Uttar Pradesh
Wildlife

Assessment of illegal trade-related threats to Red Panda in India and selected neighbouring range countries

Over a ten-year period from July 2010 to June 2019 the authors found neither India nor Bhutan had reported any incidences of poaching or illegal trade in Red Pandas, but in Nepal a total of 13 seizure records were reported between 2016 and 2019, accounting for a total of 29 pelts. All except two took place in Kathmandu.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2020
Traffic India
Tags:
South Asia, Wildlife Trade, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Wildlife Act 1972, Arunachal, Sikkim, West Bengal
Environment

SDG Conclave 2020: State Indicator Framework & District Indicator Framework of North Eastern States

North East Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020 commenced today, at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati with the goal of identifying solutions as well as accelerators for the implementation of SDGs in the North Eastern Region (NER). Organized by NITI Aayog, in partnership with the North Eastern Council, Govt.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2020
NITI Aayog
Tags:
UNDP, India, Arunachal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Food Security, Nutrition, Agriculture, Education, Water Resources

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