Hopes in bloom

Sikkim’s tryst with floriculture marks a new beginning for small growers, but poor market access and a flush of imported breeds may mar its …

Payment for Ecosystem Services: Himalayan states should demand more

Their demand for “green bonus” triggers the payment for ecosystems debate

Teesta dams: A recipe for disaster?

The Gujarat 2001 earthquake drove home the point that cities built on river alluvium and sand are likely to suffer maximum damage from an …

In Short

Sikkim tribesfolk oppose proposed hydel projects

All you need is an eye

New monitoring index gives better understanding of a river’s health

Mission possible

The Centre gives India just about eight years to free its villages of open defecation. This seems unlikely. But the states of Sikkim, Haryana and …

Bioprates in the dragnet

Illegal smuggling of insects from the Himalaya comes into focus with the arrest of two Russians in Sikkim

Environment ministry in clean-up mode

Update

A Brazilian Proposal

Industrialised nations have introduced a Clean Development Mechanism to meet their reduction targets. In the second part of her climate change …

Sikkim to delegate powers to local people to protect lakes

Sikkim at risk of devastating floods from glacial lake outbursts

State drags its feet over installing early warning systems

Up in smoke

National programme on improved chulhas put on ice

India pushes for micro-level earthquake vulnerability maps

Launches seismic microzonation manual

A fine balance

The business of ecotourism is set to boom worldwide. Who will gain and who will lose?

Rudderless

Ecotourism is the new buzzword in the Indian government

The enterprise

Keeping both the environment and economy afloat

EIA A nice formality

Sikkim bans gutkha

It is the 13th state to do so after FSSAI issued a regulation last year

INDIA

Ecotourism: Scrambling for paradise

Does tourism always have to be a threat to the environment? Not anymore, claim the promoters of the globally emerging industry of ecotourism. …

Veggies delight

The rising demand for vegetables has opened up a money-making opportunity for small farmers. Already reeling from recurring droughts and …

Sikkim government to recruit villagers as mountain guardians

Ministry in a hurry

MoEF agrees to ridiculously small eco-sensitive zones to help projects bypass wildlife clearance