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dibang valley news

FIR lodged against four of Gujarat family for misconduct at Arunachal resort

FIR lodged against four of Gujarat family for misconduct at Arunachal resort
india news
Published on Feb 24, 2026 05:38 pm IST

Mega hydro projects cleared in Arunachal biodiversity hotspot

FAC’s decision on Etalin is a lifeline for a project that was scrapped in 2023 following widespread protests by local people and concerns raised by scientists about the loss of biodiversity.
india news
Published on Jun 11, 2025 09:27 am IST

Afternoon brief: Big landslide near Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh; more

A massive landslide occurred on Thursday at the highway between Hunli and Anini in Arunachal Pradesh, causing a deep cut in the road and disrupting the route connecting Dibang Valley.
india news
Published on Apr 25, 2024 01:28 pm IST

Tiger presence in Dibang Valley could pave way for people-led conservation plan

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has brought out the 2018 report.
india news
Updated on Jul 31, 2020 12:51 pm IST

Anger after firm assesses own project in Arunachal Pradesh

The 3,097-megawatt project being developed in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang valley entails the loss of 270,000 trees at the junction of the Paleo-arctic, Indo-Chinese, and Indo-Malayan biogeographic regions with luxuriant forests.
india news
Updated on Jul 07, 2020 06:48 am IST

Is Etalin hydropower project financially viable? FAC asks power ministry

Earlier this month, several scientists and wildlife biologists wrote to FAC, warning about the massive loss of biodiversity if Etalin Hydropower Project was allowed to come up.
india news
Updated on May 12, 2020 06:17 am IST

WII’s Dibang Valley Project report biased and incomplete, says peer review

The peer review, seen by HT, suggests that WII hasn’t revealed crucial information about the area and impact of the Dibang Valley project on ecology and local people.
india news
Updated on May 05, 2020 10:26 am IST

Forest panel to share its views on Etalin Hydropower Project soon

Members of the forum said the project will be critical for the remote region which has been neglected by the government.
india news
Updated on May 04, 2020 06:35 am IST

Forest panel to share its views on Arunachal hydropower project

Dibang Valley is home to a genetically distinct population of tigers, over 75 species of other mammals, and 300+ species of birds, including many endangered ones, Conservation India said in its memorandum.
india news
Updated on May 05, 2020 09:52 am IST

Environment ministry on project clearance spree, activists wary

The National Board for Wildlife met once on April 7 but considered as many as 34 infrastructure, mining and commercial projects linked or inside wildlife sanctuaries and reserves.
india news
Updated on May 01, 2020 09:25 am IST

Scrap Dibang Valley project: Activists

FAC has considered granting forest clearance to the Etalin hydropower project at a meeting last Thursday; the minutes of the meeting are yet to be released.
india news
Updated on Apr 30, 2020 11:04 am IST

Over 4,000 petition environment ministry on hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley

Dibang Valley is home to a genetically distinct population of tigers, over 75 species of other mammals, and 300+ species of birds, including many endangered ones, Conservation India said in its memorandum.
india news
Updated on Apr 29, 2020 07:45 pm IST

Another scientist writes to govt, warns about climate change impact in Dibang Valley over hydro projects

The risk of hydropower projects upstream closer to glaciers and glacial lakes is extremely high due to the unpredictable nature of the volume and flow rate during glacial lake outburst floods.
india news
Published on Apr 28, 2020 03:16 pm IST

270k trees to be felled in Dibang, plans for compensatory plantations at 25 sites

Environmentalists and local residents are now concerned that the same ecological value cannot be recreated through artificial plantations in fragmented patches of land.
india news
Updated on Apr 26, 2020 05:47 pm IST

More scientists write to FAC about treading carefully on hydropower projects in Dibang Valley

Scientists sought a cumulative impact assessment of all the hydropower projects in the region, including the 3,097 MW Etalin and 2,880 MW Dibang multipurpose projects --- two of the country’s biggest hydel ventures in the same region
india news
Updated on Apr 25, 2020 12:44 am IST

FAC members are in favour of hydropower project in Dibang Valley: Environment ministry

Scientists who have worked in Dibang Valley wrote to the environment ministry on April 22 after they came across the FAC’s sub-committee report on the Parivesh website.
india news
Updated on Apr 23, 2020 08:15 pm IST

2.7 lakh trees to be felled for hydropower project in Arunachal’s Dibang Valley

The company plans to develop a combination of two run-of-the-river projects involving the construction of concrete gravity dams on the Tangon and Dri tributaries of the Dibang.
india news
Published on Apr 22, 2020 10:40 pm IST

Camera traps capture tigers at 3,630 metres in Arunachal’s Dibang Valley

Researchers have found a promising tiger population in the upper reaches of Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
india news
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 01:43 pm IST
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