Echoes of Joshimath? Residents assume Teesta NHPC dam could have caused landslide near Gangtok on March 26

Officials say there would have been casualties had the slide taken place during the day  

In a first, tiger spotted at 9,500 feet in Sikkim

Snow leopard also caught by same camera trap in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, confirming the overlap in the migratory routes used by the …

White Death: Avalanche strikes near Sikkim’s Nathula Road for the first time; seven tourists killed, 13 rescued 

NDRF to arrive tomorrow for further rescue operation

World Water Day 2023: Traditional reverence helped preserve and tap North Sikkim’s springs

Facililated by the Jal Jeevan Mission, around 90 per cent of the households in the district now have functional household tap connections

White Death: Search, rescue operations called off at Sikkim’s Nathula road 

All victims had been accounted for, according to the Gangtok district collector

Sikkim gets real-time landslide warning system

Set up on slopes spread over 150 acre at Chandmari village in Gangtok, the system is capable of warning about 24 hours in advance

Rural holiday

Tourists are treated as guests in a small Sikkimese village

Climate-resilient farming in Sikkim

Climate change has altered rainfall patterns in Sikkim, situated in the eastern Himalayas. The state is witnessing decreased rainfall during the …

A range too far

Environmentalists succeed in thwarting the Army's move to construct a firing range

How cost-effective technologies like GIS helped rural Sikkim rejuvenate springs

Water, food security for upcoming generations enhanced, say residents

Who is an actual “Sikkimese”?

The Supreme Court judgement of January 13 this year continues to cause ripples across Sikkim. Here is what it is all about

Small Woodbrown butterfly rediscovered in Sikkim after 120 years

The species was first discovered in Sikkim in 1887

Paying for the nature of tourism

Villain turns hero

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Himalayan plunder

Tourism has wreaked havoc on Sikkim's natural resources

Divine intervention

The Sikkim government has decided to scrap the Chu hydel project

Averting disaster

Software will help landslide management in Sikkim

Mountains Matter: Are the Indian Himalayas tourism-sustainable?

The answer is no if the government’s own findings are considered

Rise after the fall

Sikkim, once the world's largest producer of large cardamom, is trying to regain its lost glory. Can it achieve the feat in the face of a …

Protests continue against dams on Teesta

Organic farming: How Indian states are stepping up the act

Organic farming is in a nascent stage in India. Some states have taken the lead in improving organic farming coverage, but a major part of the …

India must conserve its orchid wealth

Earnest measures are needed, involving awareness efforts among all stakeholders

All you need to know about Universal Basic Income

Here’s a lowdown on what the basic income scheme is and what it entails

Promoting input-based enterprises to spread organic farming

Promotion around locally available options can be sustainable solution 

From apples to vegetables in Sikkim

Apple orchards are travelling up the mountains in Sikkim and elsewhere in the Himalayas, as climate change makes the lower slopes too warm