Itanagar, March 10 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Tuesday said the state possesses the largest hydropower potential in the country, estimated at around 58,000 MW, and the government aims to harness this resource to accelerate green energy generation and economic transformation. Presenting the state budget for 2026-27 in the Assembly, Mein, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said the government has declared 2025-2035 as the Decade of Hydro Power to ensure focu…
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Itanagar, Feb 4 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lieutenant General K.T. Parnaik (Retd.), on Wednesday, expressed deep gratitude to the Centre, particularly Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his visionary leadership and steadfast support in driving the state’s transformation and development. Addressing the fifth session of the eighth state Assembly, the Governor said that the Prime Minister’s recent visit (September 22, 2025) to Itanagar, during which development projects worth more than Rs 5,1…
Itanagar, Jan 26 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. General K.T. Parnaik (retd) on Monday said that the state plays a vital role in India’s clean energy future, with 1.2 GW of hydropower capacity operational and another 4.8 GW under construction.Unfurling the national flag on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day at Indira Gandhi Park here, the Governor said that the state government has declared 2025-2035 as the “Decade of Hydropower” and is formulating the Arunachal Pradesh Energy Visio…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Coal-fired power generation decline in both China and India in 2025 for the first time since the 1970s, as the two countries switched to non-fossil energy sources such as solar, wind and hydel to meet the rising electricity demand, according to a report compiled at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Electricity generated by coal plants fell by 1.6 per cent in China and by 3 per cent in India last year, marking “a historic moment” since the early …
Itanagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. General K.T. Parnaik (Retd.) on Friday, during a discussion with Chief Minister Pema Khandu, highlighted education, health, hydropower and tourism as the four key pillars — described as the “four wheels” — driving the state’s overall progress. The Chief Minister called on the Governor at Lok Bhavan, Itanagar, and they exchanged warm New Year greetings and reaffirmed their shared resolve to work together for the peace, progress, and ov…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Strengthening business linkages and sustained investment flows between India and Nepal are expected to drive bilateral trade into a new growth phase, with volumes likely to double by 2030, according to an article in Nepalese media. Bilateral trade remains the most visible and measurable pillar of India–Nepal economic relations, reflecting both geographic proximity and deep-rooted interdependence.India accounts for over 64 per cent of Nepal’s total trade, underscoring i…