Protests continue against dams on Teesta

India must conserve its orchid wealth

Earnest measures are needed, involving awareness efforts among all stakeholders

Promoting input-based enterprises to spread organic farming

Promotion around locally available options can be sustainable solution 

All you need to know about Universal Basic Income

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

Damned bodyblow

The proposed Rathong Chu dam in Sikkim is a potential threat to the state's environment

Blind carnage

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 …

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

Presence of snow leopards confirmed on camera traps in Sikkim

In addition to snow leopards, camera traps have also captured the rare Pallas cat, blue sheep and the Tibetan argali

Tourists, not trash

How a popular tourist destination in Sikkim became the first village in India to ban bottled water and manage the trash left behind by tourists, …

Drums, cymbals and stories

Kaushik Das Gupta attends a festival that celebrates endangered stories

Sikkim’s Chungthang dam collapse signals the need for dam safety & emissions reduction

Any hydroelectric project situated downstream of unstable lakes carries the risk of being washed away.

Devastating glacial lake outburst causes flash floods in Sikkim

At least 30 people have been reported missing in flash floods and six bridges have been washed away between Chumthang and Rangpo

The Royal Bengal could become a 'tiger of the snow': study

Climate change making Bengal tigers move to higher altitudes in India, Nepal and Bhutan, it says

Sikkim: Chungthang dam breach another reminder of climate risks associated with hydropower

As parts of the dam washed away due to glacial lake outburst, it reportedly released an alarming 5.08 million cubic metres of water from its reservoir

Fragrance of life

Rhododendrons are usually promoted as ornamentals. But, the plant provides a lifeline to an array of rich flora and fauna in Sikkim

Rift valley

COVID-19: North Bengal tourism takes a hit as wildlife parks keep visitors out

Hotels and homestays empty; shut sanctuaries hit businesses 

Sikkim is 100% organic! Take a second look

The state's transition to organic farming is yet to become a true success

Organic states

Mizoram passes legislation to go fully organic, Sikkim already on the path

Distinct disquiet in the Himalayas

Global warming is reshaping the world’s highest and youngest mountain range and its interaction with the region’s weather systems

Experts seek more protected areas in Sikkim

Sikkim harbours many endemic plant species and studies have predicted that about 17-18 per cent of endemic plants may get wiped out by 2050 …

Heavy rains in Nepal may threaten Bihar again

Water levels in the Kosi and other rivers are likely to rise further this week because of heavy rains in Nepal from August 13. Heavy rainfall …

The lone crusader

From social worker, to government contractor, to politician, and then to the highest political station of the state. It has been an interesting …

Suspended

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