Jammu and Kashmir: NHAI ‘killing’ our trees, say anguished farmers

The past six months have seen fruit trees in both the Kashmir Valley and Jammu region being uprooted by NHAI to build new roads

A trashed valley: Kashmir needs to segregate its waste at source

Despite clear regulations and court interventions, local governments continue to ignore Kashmir’s municipal solid waste crisis

COVID-19: J&K cases spike amid fear of localised community transmission

Cases with no travel history or contact with novel coronavirus-positive patient baffle medical fraternity

Why Jammu-Srinagar national highway is so landslide prone

Most of the hills around Jammu-Srinagar highway were rocky and barren and any disturbance — natural or anthropogenic (man-made) — …

Dog bites decrease in Srinagar but the fear remains

Though there has been a slight decrease in the incidents of dog-bites in recent years in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, cynophobia …

One more to go

There are no revenue records for a wetland in Srinagar. Is that why it is being encroached and constructed upon by the government?

Uttarakhand flood of 2013 not an 'act of God', says NGT

The green court has asked Alaknanda Hydro Power Company to pay Rs 9.26 crore as compensation 

Did hydel projects have a role in Uttarakhand disaster? asks Supreme Court

Judges express concern over large number of power projects and dams on the Ganga and its tributaries without scientifically assessing their …

SC order likely to stall only proposed hydel projects in Uttarakhand

What happens to those that are under construction or have already obtained green clearances?

Unplanned urbanisation, encroachment blamed for Srinagar flood

Illegal structures had mushroomed on Jhelum’s banks and around lakes, clogging drainage channels

Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury

State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place

SC rejects plea against relocating Dhari Devi

Says temple not a protected ASI monument

Yet another urban flood: Bengaluru suffers severe water logging following heavy rains

Floods brought traffic, public and emergency services to a halt

Uttarakhand floods: NGT notice to Alaknanda Hydropower Company for damage to Srinagar town

Construction debris dumped by project developer near dam and delay in opening flood gates responsible for large-scale damage, says petition

Hydropower projects continue to flout green norms

Managers of Alaknanda, Vishnuprayag and Dhauliganga hydroelectric projects dump construction debris and silt in riverbed and hill slopes

Heavenly lakes?

Cleaning Dal Lake

Clean-up drive

Unwanted guest

Furore over the transfer of a snow leopard from the City Forest National Park in Srinagar to Darjeeling

Picturesque no more?

Kashmir's scenic beauty is going up in smoke, courtesy exhaust fumes from vehicles

Gulmarg not ready for Commonwealh Games

Mission Dal lake

Vice-chairperson of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority of Jammu & Kashmir, Irfan Yasin, speaks on the state authority's efforts to …

Where do we dump it?

Bad water for Srinagar's upmarket areas

Debate over Himalaya's temperature variations