Shimla, Udupi and Mangaluru: India’s soon-to-be Cape Towns

There is an acute water crisis in these three Tier 2 towns, mostly due to overuse

Ayurvedic cure for malaria

Two plants found in tropical India prove useful

Suspended

...in utter neglect - the state of state pollution control boards

Going dry

Trout threat recedes

Whitewashed by nature

In Short

Dry winter: Water levels in dams on Himachal rivers decline to half of their capacity; experts warn of thirsty summer

Snow & rain during December and January was supposed to replenish state’s glaciers  

Himalayas not ‘fragile’; disasters there not ‘natural’ & don’t just have to be ‘managed’: Study

Research conducted in Himachal’s tribal Kinnaur district challenges conventional narratives; advocates indigenous knowledge   

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 23, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Joshimath Crisis: We must learn to live with earthquakes in the Himalayas

The Himalayan frontier area where Joshimath is located has witnessed many earthquakes in the past

The lost shepherds of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh | The Gaddi tribe

Climate change is making it difficult for the Gaddi shephard tribe preserve its traditional livelihood

A question of sales: Natural farming faces challenges in Himachal; here is how

Natural farming practices have drastically reduced input costs, but Himachal Pradesh’s farmers still lack market access 

Tantalising wait: Will India be able to harvest its own ‘heeng’

As Himalayan farmers grow the country’s first asafoetida plants, changing weather threatens to play spoilsport

Kinnaur hydroelectric project: A setback for Himachal’s natural resources, culture

The proposed 804 mega watt Jangi Thopan Powari hydroelectricity project over the Satluj threatens life, livelihood and ecology in the basin 

COVID-19: Himachal gears up to meet post-lockdown challenges

From economic relief to different use of premises to regulation of hotels, hoteliers are considering a number of options

COVID-19: Amid travel history concerns, Himachal has a plan in place

Many who returned from the Gulf hid their travel history, said officials. The state has launched a helpline for the purpose 

This unique Himachal ‘restaurant’ saves vulture species

Populations of this scavenger bird have suffered from rapid urbanisation and deteriorating climate

Can high density plantations save Himachal's apple economy?

While experts say the technique can help the state fight climate change, farmers are worried if the state government is prepared

Solan building collapse: Wake-up call to end illegal, unscientific construction

The fragile hilly terrain endures haphazard construction without proper clearance, land evaluation mechanism 

Apple line goes topsy-turvy in the Himalayas

The traditional apple growing areas are shifting with changing pattern of rainfall and increasing temperature

Ensure development doesn’t go against the flow of Himachal rivers, activists ask govt

Activists staged a dharna and sent a 10-point memorandum to the CM demanding clean and free-flowing Himalayan rivers

Snowfall in Himachal Pradesh: A tourist’s paradise, a farmer’s curse

In times of climate change, untimely snowfall is damaging crops and causing crop illnesses

Kashang hydroelectric project works awarded without clearances, says CAG

The audit report highlights that no NOC from panchayat or approval for diversion of forestland was obtained for the 195-MW project

Parched Shimla struggles with leaking pipes, tourist influx

Residents of the famous tourist destination are struggling with acute water shortage as they receive water supply once in four or five days