Baagan Village of Kullu Valley – Sinking Hopes with Sinking Lands
byKullu : Continuous heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh has badly affected many lives here. Many ill fated people have lost their homes due to…
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Flash Floods Wreck Havoc In Kullu Valley; Kirtarpur – Manali – Leh Highway Damaged, Closed
byFlash Floods Have caused Major destruction in the Kullu Manali Region The Kiratpur Manali Highway is damaged at many places Manali Leh Highway closed…
Between Danger and Beauty
byIn the mountains, life teaches its own quiet lessons of caution. A single glance along a winding trail is enough to notice how almost…
Concrete Colonisation: Desecration Of Palampur’s Soul
byEnvironment and ecology are deeply correlated with state and citizens. State and citizens need to maintain balance between environment, ecology and development. Whenever and…
Himachal’s Environment Doesn’t Need More Studies – It Needs Firm Action – Now !
byGovernments never cease to surprise me, but they occasionally intrigue me, as in the two recent announcements by the Himachal govt. The first, in…
Jumbling Buildings On Hills
byUnfortunate building collapses have been frightening. Himalayan towns are giving themselves up to their weights. Besides natural subsidence, soil and rock may detach from…
When Hills Weep: Himachal’s Environmental Reckoning
byHills of Himachal are weeping for third consecutive year, however, cries of hills have not moved deaf and blind state and union apparatus. Hills…
Sural Bhatori – Serene Splendour In Pangi Himalayas
byThe Himalayas are extensive, exquisite and unequivocally a big emporium of scenic sites scattered to ultimate frontiers. Pangi Valley in Chamba district of Himachal…
When The Hills Rebel: A State’s Journey From Eden To Emergency
byThe Paradise That Was As a senior citizen in my mid-sixties, I have witnessed the transformation of Himachal Pradesh from a pristine Himalayan paradise…
National Education Policy 2020: A Mere Coincidence Or An Antithesis to Macaulay’s 1835 Reforms?
by“Those who will speak English in India will soon feel very ashamed.” This was said by India’s Home Minister, Amit Shah, on 19 July,…