Itanagar Says Enough: Plastic Carry Bags Below 120 Microns Are Now Banned

The thin plastic bag you grab at your neighbourhood shop in Itanagar? It just became illegal. The Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) dropped a firm order on Wednesday, August 12, putting an immediate ban on single-use plastic items and plastic carry bags below 120 microns across its entire jurisdiction. It is one of the most comprehensive … Read more

They Pulled 2,160 Kg of Filth Out of Itanagar’s Yagamso River — And What They Found Was Telling

On a Sunday morning in Chandranagar, while most of the city was still asleep, a group of volunteers was already knee-deep in the fight to save a dying river. A River Gasping for Help The Yagamso river, running through the heart of Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar, has long been on the receiving end of the … Read more

Tawang Takes a Stand: District Rolls Out Waste Awareness Drive to Clean Up Its Markets

Tawang Takes a Stand: District Rolls Out Waste Awareness Drive to Clean Up Its Markets

Tawang’s Old Market buzzed with more than the usual chaos of buyers and sellers on Wednesday — this time, it was the noise of change. The district administration brought together shopkeepers, residents, market committee members, and government officials for an awareness programme on the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Guidelines 2026. The venue was deliberate — … Read more