A farewell to farms
Ladakh survives on its farms. But can agriculture survive government policies?
An attractive Place to go
Tourism's footprint is too big for Leh's infrastructure
Re-schooling ladakh
Eight years of reforms have turned government schools around in Leh district
More energy, Less wastage
Solar is Ladakh's way out of the diesel trap
Panchayati Raj: A good beginning
But will there be a place for traditional institutions in modern local self-governance?
High altitude, high pressure
Ladakh's leadership is alive to many problems. But, challenges are not easy
"Subsidy culture has killed local agriculture"
Thupstan Chhewang, Chief Executive Councillor and chairperson of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) speaks to Down To Earth.
The mushroom of the royal
Nature has bestowed Kashmir with extraordinary climatic conditions and forest cover, apt for different mushroom varieties including gucchi (…
A mountain to climb
Cash-strapped Uttaranchal embarks on industrialisation. However, its policies are frightfully blind to green issues
More and more urea
Fertilisers boost plant growth but imbalanced application soon leads to use-fatigue
More yield per hectare
More and more water