Air Qualty of Dehradun going down hill
byDehradun: The air quality in the Doon Valley, capital of Uttarakhand, which along with the climatic conditions was a major reason for retired people…
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Declare Kinnaur disaster affected – Tribals
byRekong Peo: Scarred by freak rains and snow in June that also did wreck havoc in neighbouring Uttarakhand, highlanders from tribal Kinnaur have sought…
Flora terrorism of spreading ‘Congress Grass’ haunts Himachal lands
byManali: Propagating from US to Maharashtra, then many other southern and northern states of India, the invasive and poisonous weed “congress grass” (parthenium) is…
Himachal’s vanishing rivers, damaging original habitats – German study
byShimla: Faulting the myopic Indian practice of project level environmental impact assessment (EIA) for extensive hydropower development in river basins of Himachal Pradesh, a…
Himachal power minister pitches for renewable energy to contain climate change
byShimla: Dipping into states hydropower potential by incentivizing generation through privatization of rivers and streams, at huge environmental cost, power minister Sujan Singh Pathania,…
Tourist surge impacting Manali valley glaciers
byManali: Environmentalists say retreating glaciers and melting snows on high Himalayan peaks could impact millions of people in the Indian subcontinent who rely on rivers…
Manali reports 12 cases of scrub typhus
byManali: Tweleve patients suffering from scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite found in areas with heavy scrub vegetation,…
Himalayas for water, not monetizing: Sundar Lal Bahuguna
byDehradun : Ever since the macabre tragedy of June 16-17 that has left thousands dead and missing and destroyed property worth thousands of crores,…
Eight die of scrub typhus in Himachal
byShimla: Eight patients suffering from scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite found in areas with heavy scrub vegetation, have…
Lahaul Spiti people express concern about development model in valley
byManali: The recent havoc in Uttrakhand and Kinnaur that not only caused an unparalleled disaster but has forced few societies with similar geographical conditions…