IUCN 2012: Dream of a Green Wonderland
byA mega event, greater than the T20-World Cup, which happens once in four years, the World Conservation Congress, concluded on 15th September in South…
Environment
A Foray into the Great Himalayan National Park
byIt was early May. We had camped overnight at Shangar, a deodar encircled saucer shaped meadow, on our way to Lapah, the last village…
Eco lessons for India from Himachal Pradesh
byRekong Peo: Your journey to the picturesque and remote district of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh will be an object lesson in preserving the environment…
Bhakra, Pong dams still short of water
byShimla: The water levels in Bhakra and Pong dams of Himachal Pradesh have not reached the maximum limit this year owing to the deficit…
Indian NGO to push sanitation goals in developing nations
byParis: India’s low-cost sanitation NGO Sulabh Sauchalaya is all set to go global by expanding its footprint in 50 developing countries to push the…
A host of laws, but all violated in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : How can the Haridwar district authorities in Uttarakhand be so naïve as to be unaware of the laws and rules governing…
Now Rajaji National Park going the Corbett way
byDehra Dun: The Corbett National Park area has already become a source of worry not only for wild life lovers but for those protecting the…
Himachal to propose ‘green budget’: Dhumal
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government would be proposing a ‘green budget’ in the next fiscal year, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Tuesday….
Mining dumps in Goa the next Congress-BJP battleground?
byPanaji: Till recently it was considered mining waste – all 700 million tonnes of it. With technology now available to extract low grade ore…
Unauthorized mobile towers scar hill landscpaes
byShimla: Crowding the hill townships skyline in larger numbers each year, the government has failed to regulate mushrooming of mobile towers across the urban…