Is the Tehri dam safe?

A crack has appeared on the mountainface forming part of the Tehri dam reservoir. Will such cracks effect the dam project in case of seismic …

Heavy rains in north India; rivers swell to dangerous levels

Heavy rainfall is expected in eastern Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and across the north-eastern states in the coming days

Cloudburst in Uttarakhand: 30 killed, many missing

All the major rivers in the region have swollen following heavy rains; Mandakini and Alaknanda have crossed their danger marks

What caused the landslides in Uttaranchal?

Debris flow is a natural occurence. Environment-friendly town-planning can reduce its impact on human settlements

Five stories you may like to read on Himalaya

The states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are not new to floods and landslides. There has been continuing concern over protecting the …

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Melting into thin air

The 25-km long Gangotri glacier, fountainhead of the Ganga, is receding at an average 18 metres annually

Tehri dam oustees to be rehabilitated again; threat of landslides

Char Dham project: Is development equal to disaster?

A significant portion of the project falls under dry deciduous biome along dry slopes of rivers. Ruthless harvesting can be perilious for&…

Writing on the wall: Infrastructure projects are destroying Western Ghats

The time to put off the inevitable question about human relationship to nature is long past. Our assumption that we can control and modify nature …

Lok Sabha discusses losses due to natural calamities since 2012

Only 59 per cent of the funds allocated for relief operations were actually released in 2015 as compared to 77 per cent in 2012

Beyond conservation, why our natural ecosystems need restoration

Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across …

Lest mountain slips

Wireless sensor network to predict landslides

Glaciers beating retreat

Himalayan glaciers, source of water for the innumerable rivers that flow across the Indo-Gangetic plains, are receding. And that too at a …

Flood fury

Floods claim hundreds of lives across India besides causing large-scale destruction, Bihar is the worst-affected

Landslide in Goa mine kills six workers

Droughts after deluges

As the glaciers recede, the frequency of natural hazards such as floods and cloudbursts will increase

भारतीय इतिहास का आठवां सबसे गर्म वर्ष रहा 2020

2020 में तापमान सामान्य से 0.29 डिग्री सेल्सियस अधिक रिकॉर्ड किया गया जबकि जलवायु से जुडी आपदाओं के चलते देश भर में 1,500 से ...

High and dry in Nepal

Country’s most-arid region is getting less rain than it did before, forcing villages to relocate

On road to recovery

Nepal has banned new constructions till it formulates a fresh building code. Emerging threat of landslides compounds its troubles

Nature's wrath

Even flash floods cannot refresh the authorities' understanding of the dynamic and fragile ecosystem of the Himalaya

Floods and the Politics

Shalini Dhyani travels to Chinyalisaur to find out how heavy rains coupled with rise in water of Tehri dam has devastated the area.

Uttarakhand floods: more rains predicted

Light to moderate rain forecast from June 24; will impede ongoing rescue operations

Widespread protests near Tehri

Residents are angry after increase in the dam’s water level led to landslides and subsequent house collapse

As told to Parliament (March 19, 2021): No special plan for children under 15 impacted by pandemic

All that was discussed in the House through the day