Mughals as Naturalists
byThe Mughal’s ruled the Indian sub-continent for a span of almost three centuries. They transformed the culture of the region together with their gardening…
Environment
Heart-Shaped Lip Cypripedium – A Threatened Terrestrial Orchid in the Himalaya
bySome years back I brought to focus the fast vanishing native ‘Lady’s Slipper Orchid’ from the flora of Shimla, Cypripedium cordigerum D. Don; more…
On Earth Day, The Dalai Lama Recalls The Purity Of Tibet’s Environment
byDharamshala: Nobel laurite The Dalai Lama, on Earth Day has advocated the need of doing our part to help make a positive difference to…
Reviving Himalayan Spring Waters To Combat Climate Change In Himachal
byManali, April 18, 2021: Himachal Pradesh Natural Resource Management Society with the aid from World Bank is aiming Natural Resource Management, watershed protection and…
Hydropower Project Opposed In Lahaul-Spiti
byManali: Residents of highlands in Lahaul-Spiti are up in arms against the proposed hydropower projects in this tribal region, more so after the massive…
Himalayan Blunders, Tragic Ironies, Retreating Glaciers
byNever underestimate the power of human stupidity, says Yuval Noah Harari in his book “21 Lessons For The 21st Century”. If anyone doubts this…
Avalanche Triggers Flash Floods In Uttarakhand, Power Project Damaged, 150 Labourers Missing
byA glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangering the…
Revival of the Environment Friendly Pattal
byIn the world of packs, packaging, and plastic, the ‘Pattal’ (leaf plates) are ready for another humble beginning, it’s the rebirth and revival of…
Light – Or Garbage? – At The End Of The Tunnel
byThe 9 km long Atal Tunnel below the Rohtang pass has been inaugurated, the foundation stone laid by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi ten years back…
Mass Tourism Poses A Threat To Lahaul Valleys Environment
byManali: Sheltered for millennia from influx of large human populations, opening up of Rohtang Tunnel has suddenly exposed pristine Lahaul valley to mass tourism,…