Khandu’s Ultimatum: Back the Siang Dam or Face Action — But Opposition Isn’t Backing Down

The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project has long been a powder keg in Arunachal Pradesh. On Monday, Chief Minister Pema Khandu lit a match. Amid mounting resistance from indigenous communities against pre-feasibility report (PFR) activities for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), Khandu convened a high-stakes consultative meeting in Itanagar — pulling in hundreds of … Read more

Arunachal’s Fields Can’t Wait: Minister Wangsu Pushes for Science-Backed Farming Revolution

Arunachal Pradesh sits on some of the most fertile and ecologically diverse land in the country — and yet, for too long, that potential has remained largely untapped. Agriculture Minister Gabriel D Wangsu wants that to change, and he’s not wasting time talking about it. At a high-level consultative meeting held in Naharlagun on Monday, … Read more

Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak Backs UWATCH Dream After Visiting the Heart of Arunachal’s Cultural Heritage in Roing

There are visits politicians make for photographs — and then there are visits that mean something. Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak’s stop at the Research Institute of World’s Ancient Traditions, Cultures and Heritage (RIWATCH) in Roing, Lower Dibang Valley, appears to fall firmly in the second category. Tagak visited the RIWATCH campus at Khinjili and … Read more

Flames and Fear at Daporijo’s Little Blossom: Children Escape as Daycare School Catches Fire

It was supposed to be a regular Monday morning. Kids in class, teachers at their posts, another unremarkable day in the quiet Upper Subansiri district town of Daporijo. Then, at around 11:30 am, smoke began rising from the terrace of Little Blossom Day Care School in Medical Colony — and everything changed in an instant. … Read more

When Butterflies Become the Lesson: West Kameng Kids Get a Crash Course in Conservation

There’s something quietly powerful about watching a child stop, look up, and actually notice a butterfly. In West Kameng district, that moment was intentional — and it happened 250 times over. Shergaon-based NGO Garung Thuk (GT), in collaboration with Kolkata-based Nature Mates (NM) and the Centre for Climate Change at Ashoka University, Sonipat, rolled out … Read more

Skies Are About to Get Angry: IMD Warns of Rain and Thunderstorms Across Several Arunachal Districts

The clouds are gathering, and this time, the meteorologists are not guessing. Starting September 22, several districts across Arunachal Pradesh are bracing for rain and thunderstorms — and if you live in any of the affected areas, you’d be wise to pay attention. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a weather bulletin from its Meteorological … Read more

Disease Wipes Out 267 Mithuns in Arunachal’s Dibang Valley — And It’s Not Over Yet

In the forested hills of Dibang Valley, a silent killer has been moving from village to village for nearly two months. Foot-and-Mouth Disease has now claimed 267 mithuns — one of the most culturally and economically significant animals in Arunachal Pradesh — and there are still over a thousand animals fighting for their lives. Officials … Read more

🌸 Arunachal’s Hidden Ghost: Scientists Uncover a Flowerless Orchid That Lives in the Dark

Deep inside a remote gorge in Arunachal Pradesh, where bamboo groves swallow the sunlight and rotting leaves carpet the forest floor, scientists have stumbled upon something that almost shouldn’t exist — a flowering plant that has no leaves, no chlorophyll, and essentially no business being alive by the rules of conventional botany. Meet Gastrodia keyiensis. … Read more

She Was Denied Once. Now Nyeman Wangsu Has Her Moment at the Asian Games.

A young woman from the remote Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh will step onto one of Asia’s biggest sporting stages on Monday morning — and this time, nobody is standing in her way. Nyeman Wangsu, the wushu prodigy who was cruelly denied her Asian Games debut in 2023 due to the stapled visa controversy, is … Read more