India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combineThe devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant: Local government estimates...
01 Oct, 2023, 06.30 PM IST
Badrinath temple main gate, Singh Dwar, develops cracksCracks have been discovered at the main entrance of the Badrinath temple, known as 'Singh Dwar', raising concerns. Initially feared to be c...
14 Sep, 2023, 11.48 AM IST
How climate change is altering Indian monsoonIndia's southwest monsoon season has been plagued by extreme weather events, including heatwaves, cyclones, and heavy rainfall. Scientists ...
25 Aug, 2023, 03.41 PM IST
Climate change fingerprints all over monsoon this year, say expertsBarring the cumulative rainfall over the country, this year's monsoon has been anything but normal and experts point to climate change as t...
24 Aug, 2023, 05.27 PM IST
Summer of discontent: Climate change is crippling tourism in the Himalayan beltWhile increased tourism and infrastructural development is critical, it should not be at the expense of the environment. Recent events in 2...
12 Aug, 2023, 09.57 AM IST
Joshimath grave reminder environment being destroyed to extent irreversible: ExpertsCracks have appeared in hundreds of houses of Joshimath, the gateway to some renowned pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib. Ch...
09 Jan, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
Uttarakhand flash flood: Studies have been flagging receding of glaciated areaThe study, titled ‘Glacier changes and associated climate drivers for the last three decades, Nanda Devi region, Central Himalaya, India’, ...
10 Feb, 2021, 12.07 AM IST
Why did glacier break in cold winter month of Feb?"This is an anomaly. In winter, glaciers remain firmly frozen. Even walls of glacial lakes are tightly bound. A flood of this sort in this ...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.29 AM IST
Top positions in country’s security establishments helmed by men from UttarakhandLt Gen Bipin Rawat and Anil Dhasmana, appointed as the next Army chief and the next RAW boss respectively, have joined the long list of men...
11 Jul, 2018, 03.10 PM IST
Uttarakhand college set up by Yogi Adityanath has Muslim principalSet up by Yogi in his home district of Pauri in 1999, the Mahayogi Gurugorakhnath Degree College in Bithyani in Yamkeshwar block has been a...
19 Apr, 2017, 11.52 AM IST
Yogi Adityanath is Modi's choice for Uttar Pradesh CM. Here are 5 things to know about himA long-time BJP MP from Gorakhpur, Adityanath is also the head priest of the Gorakhnath temple. Adityanath has been winning the Gorakhpur s...
18 Mar, 2017, 11.34 PM IST
- Delhi gangrape victim gets 73 per cent in last exam of life
The institute, where the girl was studying physiotherapy, said she was a "good scholar" and performed better than most of her classmates.
24 Jan, 2013, 04.35 PM IST
- Pro-mining members find place in forest ministry's green panel
While the govt has sent an industry-friendly signal by inducting KP Nyati and NP Todaria in the Forest Advisory Committee, environmentalist...
08 Aug, 2012, 03.43 AM IST
- Two central universities for J&K
Faced with the prospect of a repeat of last summer’s protests over the Amarnath yatra land grant, the government has decided to set up two ...
25 Sep, 2009, 02.36 AM IST
- Warming effect: Early ripening of Kaafal
The early ripening of the popular 'Kaafal' wild fruit in Kumaun division of Uttarakhand is being seen by experts as a fallout of global war...
01 Apr, 2008, 12.40 PM IST