Namdapha’s Secret Wings: Rare Dragonfly Spotted for the First Time in Arunachal Pradesh

It was hiding in plain sight — and nobody even knew what it was at first. A rare Spoon-tailed Duskhawker dragonfly, scientifically known as Gynacantha basiguttata, has been photographed for the very first time in Arunachal Pradesh, at the ecologically rich Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve. The sighting is being hailed as a landmark … Read more

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

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

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