Kashmir Freezes With Intense Dry Cold, No Relief In Sight
bySrinagar: An intense dry cold wave continued in Kashmir on Wednesday as most water bodies froze in part recording alarmingly low discharge. Kashmir is…
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Intense Cold Wave In Kashmir, Water Woes Worry Locals
bySrinagar: An intense cold wave continued in Kashmir on Tuesday as a continued dry spell worried locals about impending water scarcity. With no snowfall…
Dense Fog Wraps Kashmir As Intense Temperatures Sweep Valley
bySrinagar: Dense morning fog affected life adversely in the valley as intense cold swept across the region on Friday. Pedestrians, motorists and even water…
Dense Fog, Intense Cold Wave Continues In J&K’s Srinagar
bySrinagar: Unabated cold wave and dense fog engulfed Kashmir as the minimum temperature in Srinagar city dropped to minus 3.3 on Thursday. Dense fog…
Japan-Funded Forestry Project To Revive ‘Bhojpatra’ In Himachal
byShimla: The Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Forestry Project will revive ‘bhojpatra’ in Himachal Pradesh in collaboration with the Himalayan Forest Research Institute to…
Ecologist Flags Assam’s Balipara Project As Conservation Success Story
byNew Delhi: In India, authorities need to restore most of the forests. Both, forest conservation and land restoration require a combination of philanthropy and…
In a first, UN climate talks addresses need to stop burning fossil fuels: Negotiators
byFor the first time, the UN climate talks have addressed the need to stop burning fossil fuels. Also the COP28 marks the beginning of…
Surge of new climate partnerships, finance to tackle emissions at Dubai summit
byThe United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) has mobilised over $83 billion in the first five days, setting the pace for a new era…
No disastrous calamity like 1979 in Lahaul after protecting forests: Locals
byLahaul-Spiti district, the cold desert of Himachal Pradesh, saw one of the most devastating avalanches in 1979 that claimed more than 250 lost lives….
Loss & Damage Fund, Renewable Energy Targets To Dominate Dubai Deliberations
byNew Delhi: The science is clear: Emissions must fall by 45 percent by the end of this decade compared to the 2010 levels to…