Map the Future: Arunachal Governor Says It’s Time GIS Runs the State — Not Just Guides It

Itanagar, August 6 — Governing a state like Arunachal Pradesh without serious geospatial intelligence is, frankly, like trying to navigate its deep valleys and high passes in the dark. Governor KT Parnaik said as much — though more diplomatically — when he took the stage at the ‘Geo Vision Itanagar’ seminar on Thursday. A Bold … Read more

Minister Takes Stock: Pasang Dorjee Sona Puts Shi-Yomi’s Development Under the Scanner

Minister Takes Stock: Pasang Dorjee Sona Puts Shi-Yomi's Development Under the Scanner

A remote mountain district. A minister with a checklist. And a message that the government is watching. Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona made his presence felt in one of the state’s most geographically challenging districts on Saturday, August 1, when he sat down with senior officials of Shi-Yomi at Tato for a no-nonsense … Read more

Arunachal Women’s Body Tells Government: Fix the System or Keep Failing the People

Arunachal Women's Body Tells Government: Fix the System or Keep Failing the People

A women’s organisation in Arunachal Pradesh has had enough of waiting — and they’ve put it in writing. The Arunachal Pradesh Women Welfare Society (APWWS) has submitted a sweeping set of reform recommendations to the Arunachal Pradesh Administrative Reforms Commission (APARC), pushing for a ground-up rethink of how the state government recruits, deploys, and holds … Read more