Rural migration may alter Uttarakhand‘s political geography

Around 32 lakh migrated from Uttarakhand’s rural areas since the state's inception

Uttarakhand: inheritance of loss

After a year of the flood devastated Uttarakhand, DTE takes stock of relief and rehabilitation works

A year on: A Raini-like incident can happen again

Rampant construction continues in the seimically active and climate change-sensitive Himalayas; the next disaster is waiting to happen

Rhododendron squash

Basingu ka saag

Hydropower projects suffer severe damage

19 projects in Uttarakhand washed away; state hydel power corporation loses Rs 77 crore

Rhinos to be reintroduced to Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve

The Uttarakhand Wildlife Board has decided to do so in three months time

Cogeneration

Climate change is real: Six months on, Uttarakhand forests still ablaze

Forest fires that began in Uttarakhand on October 15 last year are still burning due to less rainfall and rising temperatures

Yet another seer sits on fast-unto-death for Ganga

Bihar girl Padmavati demands action against mining, stricter norms for dams

After forest fires, Uttarakhand is now hit by cloudburst; Kumaon region badly affected

Apart from the cloudbursts, there have been heavy rains in several districts of Uttarakhand

The blue boom

Indigo farming debuts in the hills of Uttarakhand as people find it ecologically and economically beneficial

Baranaja: a climate resilient farming practice

Baranaja is a mixed crop farming practice from Uttarakhand based on traditional wisdom. Millets and pulses are the main crops cultivated through …

‘Greed will consume the village’: Chipko birthplace questions its choice after Chamoli disaster

Following the flash floods of February 7, residents of Reni village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district want to relocate

Uttarakhand disaster: experts recommend ban on new construction around Kedarnath temple

Setting up an advance warning system has also been suggested

Why Uttarakhand celebrates Harela

The seeds of five to seven types of crops are sown nine days ahead of the festival

Still burning: Forest fires continue to rage in Uttarakhand

Wildfires began in Uttarakhand on October 15, 2020 and continue to destroy large tracts of forests

FULL COVERAGE | Chamoli glacier burst: A changing climate & human errors

Uttarakhand dams jeopardise Ganga's free flow

Two private and one government owners of dams on the Ganga refuse to follow the upcoming water discharge guidelines necessary for the cleaning …

Taste the Himalayas

The leaves of faran have a distinct fragrance and are of high medicinal value

Parched hills

Women are the worst sufferers of the water crisis in Uttarakhand. Why are the hills going dry?

Life in the burning mountains

Besides destroying hectares of forest land, the Uttarakhand forest fire has huge implications on the lives and livelihoods of the local population

High rainfall, swelling rivers spread panic in Uttarakhand

Extreme rainfall of the kind witnessed during last year's flood disaster unlikely, say Met officials

Climate crisis: Uttarakhand may see forest fires round the year

It is winters but state forests are on fire. Experts say lack of soil moisture due to insufficent rainfall aided spread

‘February 7 appears to be what I would call a rock avalanche’

Down To Earth speaks to Daniel Shugar from the University of Calgary in Canada on what exactly could have happened in Chamoli