Uttarakhand deploys AI for forest management, says results are encouragingFor every forest division, a working plan is prepared for a period of 10 years after a very comprehensive ground exercise in which all the ...
02 Dec, 2024, 09.26 AM IST
Himachal home to 75 snow leopards, says five-year scientific estimationA recent estimation conducted in Himachal Pradesh, India, as part of the Snow Leopard Population Assessment, has revealed the presence of 4...
24 Oct, 2023, 01.45 PM IST
Climate change may cause 26% habitat loss for snow trout in Himalayan rivers: StudySnow trout, the iconic cold water fish species found in Himalayan rivers, would lose their habitat by 16 per cent in the next 30 years and ...
09 Sep, 2020, 02.31 PM IST
Himachal to prepare baseline data of high altitude eco-system under SECURE16 Jan, 2019, 08.30 PM IST
Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve gets entry into the UNESCO's global listThe other Indian biosphere reserves in the list include Nilgiri, Gulf of Mannar, Sunderban, Nanda Devi, Nokrek, Pachmarhi, Simlipal, Achana...
08 Aug, 2018, 09.38 PM IST
Bombay Natural History Society launches climate change programme in Central Himalayas29 Jan, 2017, 07.25 PM IST
Himalayas under threat, say expertsThe fragile Himalayan ecosystem is in poor health. Hundreds of scientists and students raised concern about the impact of climate change, u...
10 Sep, 2015, 05.18 AM IST
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...
11 Aug, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
India too in global effort to save snow leopard habitatThanks to camera trap imagery, Uttarakhand has been able to capture images of snow leopards in the higher reaches of Nanda Devi Biosphere, ...
10 Jul, 2015, 07.01 AM IST
India, Bhutan experts join hands to save black-necked craneDescribed by environmentalists as a symbol of the "cultural identity of the Himalayan ecosystem", the black-necked crane is facing a grim b...
15 Feb, 2015, 02.09 PM IST
Fixing the cracks in the Himalayas to avert another Kashmir-like tragedyThe Himalayas actually produce unique services — these are full-fledged services in themselves, a vital distinction often ignored.
16 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Himachal park set to get World Heritage tagThe Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area in Himachal Pradesh is set to join seven other natural locations in India that have bee...
13 Jun, 2014, 07.09 AM IST
Snow leopards are in 'real danger': WWFLaunching a campaign "Save Our Snow Leopards", WWF-India said that poaching is the major challenge for the protection of this so magnificen...
25 Apr, 2014, 05.19 PM IST
- Govt approves mission to sustain Himalayan ecosystem
The mission, with an outlay of Rs 550 crore during the 12th plan period, will focus on biodiversity, conservation and protection of wildlif...
01 Mar, 2014, 04.12 AM IST
Ecopreneurship: A plan to save the hillsThe disaster in Uttarakhand this June has left a trail of destruction unlike any other rain-related tragedy in the state in a very long tim...
13 Sep, 2013, 12.51 PM IST
- Biodiversity, climate change discussed in Buddhist conference
Biodiversity, climate change and natural disaster preparedness were discussed in a five-day conference which begins here today on the occas...
06 Jun, 2012, 07.42 PM IST
- India, China to jointly preserve Kailash
India, China and Nepal will work together for the conservation and sustainable development of the greater Mount Kailash region.
19 Apr, 2010, 06.03 AM IST