Indian, Chinese team to map glacier melt
byMSNBC carried this report. NEW DELHI – A joint Indian-Chinese team plans to chart remote Himalayan glaciers that scientists fear are rapidly melting because…
Environment
Lantana Camara, a Green Fire on planet
byLantana Camara is listed amongst the worst weeds in the world. Lantana camara of family Verbinaceae has become a serious problem for tropical countries,…
HIMACHAL PRADESH- A STORE HOUSE OF BIO-LOGICAL WEALTH
byHimachal Pradesh a natural habitat for a large variety of medicinal and aromatic plants, like any other mountain region, is a vast repository of…
Let me take rest ?
byHimalayan Black bear
It’s dam(n) bad situation in Kullu valley
byPublication:Times Of India Chandigarh; Date:Jul 1, 2006; Section:Times Chandigarh; Page Number:31 By Vandana Shukla TIMES NEWS NETWORK Chandigarh: Dams are fast becoming a cause…
Ban on Mini Hydel developments in the Tirthan Valley
byA decision was made by JP Negi , Principal Secretary of Power in Shimla on June 23rd 2006 which upheld the Government ban on…
GHNP featured in “The Hindu”
byThe popularity of the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is growing as a preferred Eco-tourism destination in the Himalayas. A trek to the park…
Baijnath Shiva Temple under threat
byImage by Swadesh Katoch Illegal mining endangers ancient monument Another article on Tribune about illegal mining. I am from Baijnath, my childhood is spent…
Sanjeeva Pandey and Payson R. Stevens
bySearching for Juju Rana The first comprehensive guide and history written about India’s newest national park, the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). Covering over…
Glacial melting goes up, so does power generation
byhttp://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060506/himachal.htm#7 Pratibha Chauhan Tribune News Service Shimla, May 5 With water discharge in rivers improving due to increased glacial melting, northern states reeling under…