Topic: Arunachal Pradesh
Dr Joram Aniya: NITI Aayog Gets First Full-Time Member from Arunachal Pradesh
On 2 May 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the appointment of Dr Joram Aniya as a full-time member of NITI Aayog. She became the first person from...
Arunachal Pradesh’s Dulari Kanya Scheme
The Arunachal Pradesh government has recently announced enhancements to the Dulari Kanya Scheme. This initiative aims to support the institutional births of girl children. Key Features of the...
Arunachal Pradesh’s Religious Conversion Act Revival
The Arunachal Pradesh government is reactivating a 1978 Act aimed at preventing forced religious conversions. This move occurs nearly five decades after the Act was enacted by the...
Cabinet Approves Tato-I Hydro Electric Project
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has sanctioned Rs 1,750 crore for the Tato-I Hydro Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh, which aims to...
New Leafless Orchid Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Botanists announced the discovery of a new orchid species, Gastrodia lohitensis. This find occurred in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lohit district. It adds to India’s list of unique, endemic plants....
Pseumenes siangensis : New Wasp Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Entomologists from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) have found a new species of potter wasp in Arunachal Pradesh, in the Eastern Himalayas....
New Plant Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh Sanctuary
Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have identified a new plant species, Phlogacanthus sudhansusekharii, in the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh. This find brings attention to...
Glyptothorax punyabratai: New Catfish Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
India’s leading institute for fish genetic resources ICAR-NBFGR has identified a new species of catfish, Glyptothorax punyabratai, in the Tung Stream of Brahmaputra River drainage system. It has...
Extension of AFSPA in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in certain districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for an additional six months,...
Sela Tunnel Inaugurated in Arunachal Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Sela tunnel to the nation, a strategic infrastructure project located in Arunachal Pradesh. The tunnel, built at an altitude of 13,000 feet,...
CSIR-CRRI’s REJUPAVE Technology Deployed in Arunachal Pradesh
India’s premier road construction agency, Border Roads Organization (BRO) has utilized an indigenous road construction technology called “REJUPAVE” developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), part of the...
