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This is a peak win for HimalayasThe Indian government has put the brakes on new hydropower developments in the upper Ganga area of Uttarakhand, citing a history of environ...
Planning a trip to Mussoorie? Viral video showing current state of 'once-scenic' Kempty Falls leaves internet 'heartbroken'A viral video showing the current condition of Kempty Falls near Mussoorie has sparked widespread outrage online, with social media users c...
Indian Army, Ladakh administration ink MoU to preserve fragile ecology, wildlifeThe MoU was signed on the occasion of World Wildlife Day between the Army's Udhampur-based Fire and Fury Corps and the Forest, Ecology and ...
HP & U'khand again, lessons anyone?The Supreme Court warns that unchecked ecological damage could lead to the disappearance of Himalayan states like Himachal Pradesh and Utta...
SC to set up panel to study 'carrying capacity of overcrowded' hill stations in Uttarakhand, Himachal, other statesThe panel of experts will assess the environmental and ecological concerns in overcrowded hill stations in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, a...
Several parliamentary panels pointed to 'fragile nature of Himalayan ecology'Both the Char Dham project and the hydel power projects, which are now being debated for their ecological impact in Joshimath, have been ra...
Sinking Joshimath, a canary in India's mineshaftJoshimath is the proverbial canary. Environmental considerations, usually considered by all and sundry as more cosmetic than mandatory, mus...
Himalayan states demand green bonus, separate ministryIt is for the first time that the Himalayan states have come on a single platform to take a unanimous stand on the issue of green bonus and...
From Hemis to Khangchendzonga National Park, top wildlife safaris in IndiaBe it wildlife, flora or fauna, rare and exotic delights dot this region, much to an explorer’s joy.
- WII initiates study on Climate Change in Bhagirathi region
The National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) is one of the eight National missions which form the core of India’s fi...
Development activities threatening Himalayan ecology: GovernmentHimalayan ecology is under threat due to development activities in the area, as per studies undertaken by Himalayan Environment and Develop...
Union Minister Uma Bharti seeks FRI's help in cleaning GangaShe also stressed the need for community-oriented development by involving locals in growing medicinal and aromatic plants.
India to work with global community to tackle climate changeThe steps included conservation of Himalayan ecology, regeneration of forest and promotion of cleaner fuels to bring down carbon emission.
Religious leader demands separate pilgrimage ministryA leading seer today asked the Centre to constitute a separate pilgrimage ministry to frame a code of conduct for people visiting shrines i...
- Cyclists set out for green GDP
A group of environmental activists set out from here on a 2,000km awareness yatra on Tuesday to press for the introduction of what they are...
- Recession of Himalayan glaciers part of natural process: Govt
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said the recession of Himalayan glaciers was part of the natural cyclical process which could be attribu...
- 'Policy intervention needed to prevent climate change'
Prime Minister's envoy on climate change Shyam Sharan underlined the "urgent" need for a policy intervention aimed at safeguarding the ecol...