Which towns in Uttarakhand are next in line after Joshimath?

Karnaprayag, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Pauri and Gopeshwar can suffer a fate similar to Joshimath, scientists have warned 

ISRO Report: Joshimath sank 5.4 cm in 12 days

The pictures were taken from the Cartosat-2S satellite

Simply Put: Joshimath, the tilted town

Himalayan plunder: Stop excessive, aggressive development

Incidents such as Joshimath subsidence will continue to occur if policy approaches do not change

Simply Put: Tourist and local

Simply Put: India’s ‘Land of Gods’ is sinking

After Joshimath, what?

A series of 7 columns on various issues affecting the Indian portion of the Himalayas in the light of the Joshimath disaster

Himalayan plunder: Certain towns at greater risk

While the entire Himalayan region is fragile, the zones that receive snow and rain are the most unstable

SC declines to designate Joshimath crisis a national disaster; redirects petitioner to HC

On January 10, the court had said that everything important need not come to it

Simply Put: Joshimath Rehabilitation

Simply Put: The brighter side of things

Himalayan Plunder: Balanced tourism critical

Promoting tourism in the Himalayas should not come at the cost of the region’s environment and ecology

Simply Put: Joshimath gag order

Joshimath dispatch: Afraid to report cracks in homes, locals protesting demolition of hotels say

Joshimath locals claim they have been stopped from entering their houses; demand clarity and transparency in compensation

Joshimath, a well-engineered calamity

Sinking of the Himalayan town shows we have completely lost the ability to plan keeping in mind the ecological uniqueness of fragile areas

Infographic: Himalayan blunders

Haphazard infrastructure development has made the fragile Himalayas even more vulnerable

Himalayan plunder: Save the springs of the region

Drying up of the important water sources will have a profound impact on people and the ecosystem

Doda land subsidence: Improper drainage system among main causes, say geologists

Several houses in Ramban district, which borders Doda, have also developed cracks

Ravi Chopra on Joshimath: ‘Nature has decided that enough is enough’

Veteran environmentalist spoke to Down To Earth about the ongoing disaster in Uttarakhand  

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

SC declines to designate Joshimath crisis a national disaster; redirects petitioner to HC

We don’t want anyone to use these proceedings only for sound bytes for social media, SC said

What caused land subsidence in Joshimath?

The reasons behind this are the National Thermal Power Corporation’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project and Helang bypass, which …

DTE Reportage: How Joshimath has rung alarm bells across India’s Himalayan states

Down To Earth tracks ground situations in Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal, Sikkim, Assam and Manipur

As told to Parliament (February 13, 2023): Climate change likely to pull down wheat yield by 6-25% in 2100, says minister

Rainfed rice yields in India are projected to reduce marginally

Himalayan plunder: How to design cities in the region

Build lighter structures, ensure proper drainage and use local knowledge to future-proof the region