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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
IN PHOTOS: Uttarakhand’s Valley Without Flowers
Uttarakhand’s famed Valley of Flowers seems to be losing its floral diversity and density, finds Vikas Choudhary. Changes in weather and flawed …
Reality check: 2017 hurricanes wreaked the most havoc in 48 years
Limiting temperature rise 1.5-2°C may cut down number of tropical cyclones but not their severity
Relentless rains wreak havoc in South Asia
Flash floods have left a desolate trail from Punjab to Bangladesh and the toll has been especially severe in Nepal, where raging torrents have …
Landslide dams river, and then frees its fury
Through many weary days and nights since March, the residents of a south Ecuadorean valley kept a wary eye on a landslide holding back the rain-…
Rains claim 120 lives
Sustainable tourism: Carrying capacity assessment can be a tool for protecting hilly areas
It is the need of the hour to regulate unmanaged tourism activities to maintain the ecological balance and facilitate tourism
Joshimath’s sinking brings Uttarakhand’s rehabilitation policy into sharp focus
Of Uttarakhand’s 484 villages threatened by natural disasters, more than 450 await relocation despite the state’s ambitious …
Chamoli disaster: What lesson can Himachal learn
More than a dozen organizations from the hill state have come together to highlight dangers of climate change, exacerbated by exploitation of land,…
India bore maximum brunt of extreme weather events in 2020: Report
As many as 2,067 lives lost to floods in India through the year, the highest in the world due to climate change-induced events
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 …
Joshimath sinking: Over 50% of Joshimath high-risk area, finds IIT-Roorkee
Part 4: A team from institute conducted tests at 12 locations around Joshimath to find cause for land subsidence
Climate change may be behind devastating floods in Rwanda, Uganda: Expert
136 die in two East African countries after torrential rain; warming climate, plastic pollution and encroachment possible reasons for floods
Why we need a road map for ecological restoration in India
Identifying priority areas for restoration, enhancing biodiversity and preventing natural disasters should comprise areas of focus
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
Fighting climate change: Why we need more policy experts, green jobs in India
We cannot leave the creation of green jobs to the future; they need to be created now
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 …
Melting into thin air
The 25-km long Gangotri glacier, fountainhead of the Ganga, is receding at an average 18 metres annually
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