Kangra Varsity Holds Climate Literacy For Earth Day
byDharamshala: On the occasion of Earth day students and faculty of School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, in Dharamshala ,came…
Environment
VULTURE
byDerived from the Latin vultur and possibly from vellere “to pluck, to tear”, the Vulture is universally known and often finds mention in old…
Miss Himachal 2017 Aspirants Participate in MecLeod Ganj Clean Up Drive
byDharamshala: The Environment desk (CUDP) of Tibetan Settlement Office in collaboration with a local media group organized an Environment Conservation Rally wherein a public…
Kullu Devta Keeps A Date With Weather Gods
byVillagers in Ughi valley of Kullu are thanking their Devta for the bountiful snow, something that sustain’s livelihoods of human’s and animal in the hills.
Delhi Belly: Stop Messing With Shimla’s Green Belt
byIt really is astonishing (but not surprising) that fifteen years after the 17 green belts in Shimla were notified as no-construction zones, their necessity…
Manali Gets Seasons First Snowfall
byManali: The weather gods finally blessed Manali with the season’s first snowfall today. After much waiting, snow and rain in Kullu – Manali have…
Unique High Altitude Healers – Heun Shelih
byPeople visiting high altitude water bodies for religious yatras and nomadic shepherds can be seen kissing the meadows while collecting this lichen; it finds prized application in the treatment of skin diseases, especially for burn scars.
Padmakh (Pajja) – An amazing native autumn flowering tree from Shimla Hills
byPajja is a deciduous tree from the rose family (Rosaceae) with range extending in the Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh in north-west India to Nepal in Central Himalayas, to Southwest China, Burma and Thailand.
AUTUMN COLOURS AT THE WESTERN HIMALAYAN TEMPERATE ARBORETUM, SHIMLA
byAutumn leaf colour is a spectacular natural phenomenon that paints the arboretum like the northern temperate forests in delightful hues. The leaf colour acts…
Oh ! Delhi
byWe add flyways and road over bridges by the dozens every year but the problem of traffic congestion never seems to go away