IIT Mumbai, Roorkee willing to pitch in for Uttarakhand rehabilitation
byDehradun : Though incessant rains that have been lashing Uttarakhand since June in the aftermath of the Kedarnath tragedy and showing no signs of…
Environment
Peoples conclave for no dams, hydro projects in Kinnaur Himalayas
byShimla: Still counting the losses from one of heaviest rains in history recorded in higher zones of Kinnaur in June, a people’s conclave has…
Rajasthan village in Udaipur district shows unique way to save water!
byJaipur: A village in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district has decided to slap a fine of Rs.500 on anyone found wasting drinking water. The decision has been…
Sea levels may rise with global warming
byWashington: Sea levels may rise by about 2.3 meters for each degree celsius of global warming within the next 2,000 years, an international team of…
When it Rains……….
byIn the mists that shroud the hills for days on end, tiny droplets slither down the fine needles of chir-pine crowns, form a drop…
FRI experts to examine Mahabodhi tree for any damage
byDehra Dun : A team of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) here will be reaching Bodh Gaya to carry out inspection of Mahabodhi tree…
The Uttarkhand Apocalypse: is Himachal next?
byHimachal has been incredibly lucky. Every ingredient of the Uttarkhand disaster, bar one, was (and is still) present in the Himachal context – rampant,…
Rescue team stranded at Kedarnath;heavy rains stop relief work
byDehradun : With no let up in the rains, there intensity actually increasing in the last 24 hours, and the weatherman predicting that they…
Central Pollution Control Board official gets six extensions
byShimla: J.S. Kamyotra, member-secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the ministry of environment and forests, is one officer the central government does…
Will ‘babudom’ responsible for Uttarakhand tragedy be nailed ?
byDehradun : Terming the recent macabre tragedy in Uttarakhand as an “ecological and environmental disaster” and not a natural disaster, the National Green Tribunal…