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Bird in danger

Saving the black-necked cranes in India requires protecting its habitat

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Sandakhpu trek: attempt at saving the Himalayas

The trekking community should come together and establish a sort of trust and social enterprise to save the fragile environment of the …

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Experts advise community-led forest conservation in Himalayas

Being major biodiversity hotspots, forests provide critical goods and services like timber and firewood

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चिपको की छांव में

उत्तराखंड में बहुत कुछ बदल चुका है, लेकिन चार दशक बाद भी…

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Seismic activity has gone through the roof in last two months

Since December 2, 2016, there have been around 420 earthquakes of magnitude over 5 along all major continental plate boundaries

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Embrace of an unforgettable conservation crusade lingers on

Impacts of Chipko are still visible in the state after four decades.

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More miles to go for Chipko women

The Chipko movement halted commercial tree felling in UP's Chamoli district, but the women who led it are still fighting corrupt and …

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'Himalayan region will have earthquakes greater than magnitude 8 in the future'

Interview with Rebecca Bendick, Geologist and Professor at the department of geosciences in the University of Montana

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India releases first ever national disaster management plan

The plan spells out the roles of all tiers of the government, including panchayats and urban local bodies

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Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods

In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into the …

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A year after the quake we look at the physical changes

While the earthquake pushed some of the country’s areas higher in elevation, Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, has decreased …

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Can we predict the recurrence of earthquakes?

Three back to back earthquakes in Asia show how vulnerable we are

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