Water Resources

Govt to states: Integrate all water depts like Jal Shakti Ministry

To increase piped water coverage from the existing low 18 per cent to 100 per cent coverage by 2024, the Centre has requested all states to adopt an approach similar to the newly-formulated Jal Sha

Publication Date: 
12/06/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Scarcity, Groundwater, Odisha, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Arunachal
Environment

Assessment of habitat use by Black-Necked Crane (Grus Nigricollis) and eflows of Nyamjang Chu Hyroelectric Project in Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh

Buddhist monks in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district have reason to cheer as their movement to save the winter habitat of the black-necked crane seems to have borne fruit.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2019
Wildlife Institute of India
Tags:
Birds, Hydroelectricity, Environment, Biodiversity, Tawang (D), Arunachal
Wildlife

Hornbills among top seed dispersers, most threatened

Publication Date: 
19/05/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Arunachal, Birds, Tiger Reserves
Mining

Drill for minerals on China border: Arunachal Pradesh to GSI

Indian road construction workers walk with their luggages along the Indo China border in Bumla at an altitude of 15,700 feet (4,700 meters) above sea level in Arunachal Pradesh.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Arunachal, Mining, Geological Survey Of India (GSI), India, China
Natural Disasters

Cloudburst with torrential rain and hailstorm damages roads, homes at Bomdila

ITANAGAR: A cloudburst followed by torrential rain and hailstorm created havoc at Bomdila, the headquarters of West Kameng district on Saturday.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2019
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Arunachal, Rainfall, Drainage, Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

People seek earthquake preparedness measures after the strong tremor on the night of Wednesday

Dibrugarh: The town of Dibrugarh, along with certain other parts of Assam, experienced a strong tremor on the night of Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
26/04/2019
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Arunachal, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters
Environment

For Subansiri okay, Govt looks at report of panel under judicial scrutiny

The constitution of the three-member committee was first challenged in the National Green Tribunal, which dismissed the plea without citing reasons.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Arunachal, Assam, Hydroelectricity, National Green Tribunal (NGT), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Environment
Forests

Report on illegal timber operation under Seijosa forest range, Arunachal Pradesh, 17/04/2019

Seizure report of Seijusa Forest Range, Arunachal Pradesh in Original Application No. 18/2019/EZ (Jorjo Tana Tara Vs Union of India & Others).

Judgement Date: 
17/04/2019
Tags:
Deforestation, Forests, Timber Smuggling, Arunachal, Assam, Forest Personnel, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Environment

Anti-dam monk opts out of poll contest for ‘greater green cause’

Lama Lobsang Gyatso, a Buddhist monk and a crusader against mega dams, has opted out of the Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh for a “greater green cause”.

Publication Date: 
27/03/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Arunachal, Hydroelectricity, Environmental Security, Himalaya, Environment
Environment

Green nod is holding up 30 hydel power projects

Another significant reason behind delay in construction of these 30 projects is non-availability of land for compensatory afforestation.

Publication Date: 
11/02/2019
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Compensatory Afforestation, Environment Clearance (EC), Arunachal, Energy, Environment

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