The government plans to boost small hydro power projects. Developers may receive up to 30% of project costs as assistance. This initiative ...

Representatives in Manali voice strong opposition to the Bilaspur–Manali–Leh railway survey conducted by Turkish company Yüksel Proje, citi...

Jammu and Kashmir legislative members Tariq Hameed Karra and Waheed Ur Rehman Para highlighted concerns over climate change and environment...

The mapping and demarcation of wetlands in Jammu and Kashmir is ongoing and expected to be completed by March. The Forest Minister stated t...

Kashmir is experiencing an acute dry spell resulting in drying springs and rivulets, frequent forest fires, and water shortages. The local ...

Farmers in Anantnag district are urging the Jammu and Kashmir government to abandon plans for a railway line to Pahalgam, citing potential ...

The FIR, registered against "unidentified IAF pilots", also details the damage suffered by 19 trees after the Indian fighter jets "hastily ...

To foster the spirit of risk-taking and team work, the Modi government has asked the 50 lakh central government employees to participate in...

An expense of upto Rs 20,000 will be reimbursed by the government, besides grant of special casual leave to the employees to help them part...

Senior MPs of European Parliament noted that Chinese infra projects have created resentment among locals in the Gilgit Baltistan area.

The fragile Himalayan ecosystem is in poor health. Hundreds of scientists and students raised concern about the impact of climate change, u...

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways wants environmental clearances for its projects in states along border to be handled by the state g...

The highways ministry has also signed a MoU with the railways ministry recently to expedite clearances for rail over bridges, etc.

In the run up to the UN climate summit in New York, Indian scientists and the Indian National Science Academy (Insa) urged policy makers to...

An environment film festival will screen documentaries such as Ishani K Dutta's The Lost Forest and Mangroves by Mike Pandey at the India I...

The Jammu and Kashmir government will submit the much-touted ropeway project at Patnitop hill resort in the state, to the Environment Minis...

Prime Minister's envoy on climate change Shyam Sharan underlined the "urgent" need for a policy intervention aimed at safeguarding the ecol...