Felines continue to be at the receiving end in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : It is now almost 12 years that the hill districts of Uttar Pradesh were carved out to create the small mountain state,…
Environment
Indian Vulture under fresh threat from cattle medicine
byMumbai: The critically endangered Indian vulture, nature’s scavenger, faces another potential danger from the mass-produced veterinary painkiller aceclofenac administered to cattle, a new research…
Brikesh Singh: Living atop a tree to save environment
byMumbai: Brikesh Singh is getting ready to climb another tree, this time inside a tiger reserve, and stay there for a month – not for…
Nanomaterials contaminating soil, food crops?
byWashington: Man-made nanomaterials (MNMs), used in popular cosmetic products such as shampoos, gels, hair dyes and sunscreens, may also be contaminating the quality and yield…
Heavy rain damages road network, building collapses in Shimla
byShimla: One under construction and another 11 year old concrete structured building collapsed in Totu suburb late last night but not before they were…
Whistleblowers with a difference – on ‘clean Shimla’ mission
byShimla: Their mission is to clean and they too are whistleblowers – literally. Shimla’s new cleanliness wardens have been given the job of blowing the…
Arctic ice could vanish within 10 years: Scientists
byLondon: Arctic sea ice could vanish within 10 years as it is melting much faster than previously believed, thanks to global warming, warn scientists, claiming…
Lest We Forget Himalayas Cannot Digest Plastic
by‘Srikhand Kailash’ stands at a height of 5200 meters and it is a back-breaking walk to the top. Every year thousands of pilgrims, enthusiasts,…
Do Tigers Have AIDS? Government Says ‘No’
byDelhi: Is there any evidence of HIV/AIDS in lions and tigers, asked an MP in August 2010. Two years later, the environment ministry has come…
Rains pound Himachal, Uttarakhand, Jammu – 12 dead, 40 missing
byDehradun/Jammu/Manali/New Delhi: Twelve people have died, nearly 40 are missing and hundreds are trapped after torrential rain led to flash floods, cloud bursts and…