Road safety in hilly regions is set to improve. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will now focus on stabilizing slopes before bui...

The National Green Tribunal has sought responses from the Centre and other bodies concerning the danger posed by hanging glaciers in the ce...

Himalayan states face increasing monsoon calamities exacerbated by infrastructure expansion and inadequate early-warning systems. Recent di...

A Supreme Court panel warns that the Char Dham road widening project in the Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone risks triggering a disaster. Expe...

Flash floods in Kheer Ganga revive memories of past disasters for survivors. Uttarakhand faces increasing extreme rainfall and landslides. ...

A devastating cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Harsil Valley triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least four. This disaster highligh...

With advanced autonomous capabilities and fully designed, developed and manufactured in India by Bon V Aero, the drone is engineered to tac...

The 16th Finance Commission will tackle issues related to the distribution of freebies and compensation for providing green cover, Chairman...

After a series of rapid advances, hopes that the men's freedom was imminent were dashed late Wednesday when the drilling machine powering t...

The Indian government, in collaboration with the states, plans to reassess the vulnerability of glacial lakes in the country through ground...

The country has some of the world's most remote and trickiest runways, flanked by snow-capped peaks with approaches that pose a challenge f...

Geophysicist Paramesh Banerjee will be the first Indian to head a Chinese scientific institution though many Indians scientists already wor...

CAG has slammed the Uttarakhand government for lack of "adequate" response in the aftermath of the June 2013 flash floods.

Information minister Minendra Rijal said that as the major rescue work in Kathmandu was over, the remaining operations could be handled by ...

Rudraprayag DM Raghav Langar gave a presentation on reconstruction work in Kedarpuri saying there will be no construction at the back of th...

Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri on Wednesday asked the Centre to determine plan priorities according to region and state-specific n...

Indira Gandhi National Open University will involve its various departments in planning out a strategy to work for sustainable use of resou...