Amazon tree species may survive warming
byWashington: Many Amazon tree species may survive man-made warming, a new genetic analysis has revealed, overturning findings that a temperature rise may cause them to…
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Himachal to tag satellite collars on snow leopards
byShimla: They’ve been captured on camera. Wildlife officials now want to tag satellite collars on the elusive and highly endangered snow leopard in the steep…
Penalty for littering public spaces in Himachal, orders HC
byShimla: The green bench of Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered imposition of up to Rs.200 as fine for first-time offenders littering public spaces and…
Disaster Mitigation Authority warns of Earthquake in Himachal
bySolan: National Disaster Mitigation Authority experts today warned of a massive earthquake in the state in near future. Senior expert, Major General Rtd., V.K. Dutta…
RIP Ravi Shankar: the sitar gently weeps
byNew Delhi: He was a classical musician in the purest sense and was also dubbed the ‘godfather of world music’ by Beatles friend George Harrison….
Education in Uttarakhand suffers neglect
byDehradun : Even as the deteriorating standard of education in Uttarakhand is crying for attention, the state had to bear a loss of about…
Uttrakhand resident bags IMC Inclusive Innovation Award
byMumbai: Awarded for his product – electricity and cooking coal from pine needles – Uttrakhand-based Rajinish Jain has been conferred the IMC Inclusive Innovation Awards…
Class IV employee found taking classes in Uttarakhand school
byDehradun : A lot of stress has been laid on providing quality education to the children as they are the future of the country….
Time has come to dismiss parliament: Hazare
byNew Delhi: The time had come to dismiss parliament, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said Tuesday while announcing a nationwide tour against the United Progressive Alliance…
Woman’s solo mission helps Ladakh schools bloom
byLeh, Fascinated by the accounts of trekking undertaken by her husband in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, its vast open spaces, sub-zero temperatures…