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From Mountain Roads to Schoolrooms — Khellong Forest Division Goes All Out for Wildlife Week

October 4, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

Plastic waste, elephant conflicts, marathons, and school kids with paintbrushes. This is what Wildlife Week looks like on the ground in Arunachal. BHALUKPONG, 3 October 2026 — The forests of Khellong don’t just shelter tigers and elephants. They hold entire communities within their borders, people who share space — sometimes uncomfortably — with wildlife every … Read more

Deep in Tirap’s Forests, Hidden Cameras Are Now Watching — And What They Might Reveal Could Change Everything

September 25, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

The forest doesn’t give up its secrets easily. But in the dense woodlands of New Tupi village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district, a quiet revolution in wildlife conservation just got underway — and this time, the villagers themselves are leading it. A camera-trapping initiative has been launched inside the New Tupi community forest, setting up … Read more

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

September 22, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

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

The Clock Is Ticking — And the Northeast Is Already Paying the Price

September 21, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

The Brahmaputra doesn’t lie. When it swells and swallows villages whole, when mountain springs in Arunachal go dry in the middle of summer, when farmers watch their fields drown one season and crack from drought the next — that is not a weather story. That is a climate crisis, and it is arriving faster than … Read more

Arunachal’s Hidden Green Wealth: Governor Calls for Urgent Botanical Surveys in Uncharted Territories

August 24, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

Deep inside Arunachal Pradesh’s forests lie thousands of plant species that science hasn’t fully seen yet — and the Governor wants that to change, fast. A Meeting That Could Shape Conservation for Decades On Sunday, Governor KT Parnaik sat down with Botanical Survey of India (BSI) Director Dr Kanad Das at the Lok Bhavan in … Read more

This Tiny Wild Spice From Arunachal’s Forests Just Changed 200 Families’ Lives

August 18, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

Deep in the forests of West Kameng, a small wild spice that most people outside the Northeast have never heard of is quietly rewriting what development can look like in a place like Arunachal Pradesh. A Spice With Deep Roots Khagi — a species of Zanthoxylum closely related to what the world knows as Sichuan … Read more

India Proved the World Wrong on Tigers — And Arunachal’s Leaders Want Everyone to Know It

July 30, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

Every July 29, the world pauses to think about one of nature’s most awe-inspiring creatures. But this year, the voices from Arunachal Pradesh carried an urgency that cut through the usual noise. A Message From the Top On International Tiger Day, Chief Minister Pema Khandu took to social media with a message that felt less … Read more

The Forests of Siang Were Hiding Something — And Scientists Just Found It

July 15, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

Deep in the valleys of Arunachal Pradesh, where the forests still breathe without interruption, two tiny creatures have quietly rewritten the record books. Scientists have discovered two entirely new species of solitary bees in Siang Valley — and honestly, it’s the kind of news that makes you stop and think about how much of our … Read more

A Forest Kept a Secret — And Science Just Named It After Arunachal’s Deputy CM

July 7, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

Deep inside the mist-covered forests of Lower Dibang Valley, researchers quietly made history. They found something brand new — a flowering plant no scientist had ever formally documented before. And they gave it a name that will now live forever in botanical records: Ophiorrhiza chownai. A Name Born in the Forests of Arunachal The newly … Read more

Chowna Mein Gets a Plant Named After Him — And Has Some Big Things to Say About Arunachal’s Future

July 7, 2026 by Naitik Pathak

Arunachal Pradesh’s Deputy CM wasn’t just planting trees at Van Mahotsav. He was planting a message the state really needs to hear. At the Van Mahotsav celebrations in Itanagar on July 6, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein delivered a speech that felt less like a political address and more like a heartfelt conversation with his … Read more

From Mountain Roads to Schoolrooms — Khellong Forest Division Goes All Out for Wildlife Week

Deep in Tirap’s Forests, Hidden Cameras Are Now Watching — And What They Might Reveal Could Change Everything

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

The Clock Is Ticking — And the Northeast Is Already Paying the Price

Arunachal’s Hidden Green Wealth: Governor Calls for Urgent Botanical Surveys in Uncharted Territories

This Tiny Wild Spice From Arunachal’s Forests Just Changed 200 Families’ Lives

India Proved the World Wrong on Tigers — And Arunachal’s Leaders Want Everyone to Know It

The Forests of Siang Were Hiding Something — And Scientists Just Found It

A Forest Kept a Secret — And Science Just Named It After Arunachal’s Deputy CM

Chowna Mein Gets a Plant Named After Him — And Has Some Big Things to Say About Arunachal’s Future

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