Posts Tagged ‘nyishi’

Green Lens Feature: Budding Ace Shooter from Arunachal

5, Nov 2010

Notes: This image was taken from the West Kameng District in Arunachal Pradesh. The boy could shoot a moving rat from a distance of 10 meters with a locally made bow and arrow. This image was the first prize winner for the National Photo Competition on “Sustainable Development: A Youth Perspective” organised by the South [...]

‘Wild Meat Trail’ , A Film on Hunting in Northeast India Wins Green Oscar

16, Oct 2010

Northeast India are pretty much the ‘Green Lungs of India’ and the region is one of the seven original biodiversity hotspots in the world. Blessed with rich natural resources and home to around 225 tribes, the region has remained enchanting and unexplored. Lack of awareness and illiteracy has handicapped many people living in these remote [...]

Dam the River, Damn the People in India’s Northeastern State of Arunachal Pradesh

3, Oct 2010

Tucked away in the northeastern most part of India, with snow capped Himalayas in the north and the plains of Brahamaputra river valley in the south is the diversity rich state of Arunachal Pradesh. But for its geographic location and other political factors, the state would have been an ideal eco-tourism destination and an ultimate getaway for the rest of [...]


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