First ever yak milk product, Arunachal Pradesh Yak Churpi, gets GI tag
Yak Churpi, a naturally fermented milk product made from yak milk, has been given recognition as a Geographical Indication (GI) of Arunachal Pradesh. Key points
Yak Churpi, a naturally fermented milk product made from yak milk, has been given recognition as a Geographical Indication (GI) of Arunachal Pradesh. Key points
A historic agreement to settle the long-pending border dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, in New Delhi on April 20. Key points Background
Three Senators introduced a resolution in the United States Senate that reaffirms that the state of Arunachal Pradesh as an “integral part of India”, supports India’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Due to uncertainty over the Nagaland peace process, the Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) was extended in some parts of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months. Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and Read More …
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu on July 16 signed the Namsai Declaration for minimising the inter-State boundary dispute involving 123 villages. Key facts The boundary line shown on 29 topo-sheets by a Read More …
The 20th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was held in Pakke tiger reserve in Arunachal Pradesh on April 9 under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav. For the first time Read More …
Indian scientists have recorded presence of White-Cheeked Macaque (Macaca leucogenys) from central Arunachal Pradesh. With this discovery, a new mammal has entered in India’s list. More related information The species was discovered in 2015 by a group of Chinese scientists Read More …
North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) under Saffron Bowl project has identified few locations in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya for saffron cultivation. In Arunachal Pradesh, there is a good growth of organic saffron with flowers. In Meghalaya, Read More …
Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on November 9, 2021 inaugurated DBT – APSCS&T Centre of Excellence for Bioresources and Sustainable Development and Rural Technology Demonstration Centre at Kimin in Papum Pare District of Arunachal Read More …
Aborichthys uniobarensis, Aborichthys barapensis and Aborichthys palinensis are the three new species of fish of genus Aborichthys of family Nemachelidae, discovered in Arunchal Pradesh. The discovery has been published in international journals like Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, Journal of Read More …
Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern States (DoNER) Shri G. Kishan Reddy on September 23, 2021 laid the foundation stone for the “Development of Parshuram Kund, Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh.” The project is sanctioned under the Read More …
Arunachal Pradesh government on September 3, 2021 launched two schemes, one in agriculture sector called ‘AtmaNirbhar Krishi Yojna’ and the other for horticulture named ‘AtmaNirbhar Bagwani Yojna’. The schemes are part of the AtmaNirbhar program announced during the Budget session Read More …
A new invasive plant species named Strobilanthes reptans has been discovered in Tipi in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district. It is an invasive weed in the Indo-Pacific islands. The floral species has been discovered by Jatindra Sarma, the Chief Conservator Read More …
Two species of monal, a colour pheasant, together have been sighted in Upper Siang district of central Arunachal Pradesh. Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) is more widely distributed from Afghanistan to northeast India, the rarer Sclater’s (Lophophorus sclateri) monal is found Read More …
A team of Indian researchers have spotted ‘three-banded rosefinch’- a new species of bird in Sela mountain pass on the border between Tawang and West Kameng districts of Arunachal Pradesh. It was found at an altitude of 3,852 metres above Read More …