Weekend cloudburst reiterates need to beef up early warning systems; is Uttarakhand on track

There have been positive and negative developments in Uttarakhand since 2013 as far as early warning systems are concerned; the key is to …

Survivors walk up to 90 km to reach safety

5,000-7,000 elderly and disabled still stranded in Pandukeshwar near Badrinath, reports Soma Basu from Rudraprayag

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

Setting up an advance warning system has also been suggested

'I cannot be a mute spectator to the carnage of Ganga'

As Uttarakhand grapples with the task of repair and restoration, octogenarian environmentalist G D Agarwal's fast to free Ganga of dams continues.…

Rs 25,000 fine on NHAI, BRO for not answering queries on roads in Uttarakhand

Green tribunal pulls up highway authority for claiming it is not in charge of any highway in the state where there are chances of landslide

Uttarakhand: Expert panel recommends overhaul of green clearance policy for hydel projects

Except for Kotibhel 1A project on the Bhagirathi, all other projects would have negative impact on the environment and biodiversity, says panel

Sleepless in Chamoli

Landslide leads to lake formation on the Ramganga, which may burst any time

Uttarakhand pushes for more hydropower projects

Lakhwar-Vyasi project cleared by Centre this year is a violation of Supreme Court order, says expert

Government officials in expert panel on Uttarakhand disaster irk activists

MoEF’s committee formed to study the role of hydroelectric power projects in Uttarakhand disaster

Little relief reaching disaster-affected in Uttarakhand

Foodgrains rotting in government godowns; people get empty assurances

Scale of disaster unfolds as rescue work intensifies

Survivors say hundreds stranded in Kedar valley will starve to death if rescue teams do not reach them soon. Next 48 hours crucial

High rainfall, swelling rivers spread panic in Uttarakhand

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

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

Urbanisation making us more susceptible to natural disasters, says global report

Calls for preparing communities and locals for possible disasters

Heritage valley in danger

The Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand, a World Heritage Site, may have been damaged in the recent floods in the state. A look at what makes this …

Beauty and bounty

Indian scientists criticise World Bank report on climate change in Himalayas

Report lacks region specific-information; methodology used is questionable, say experts in India

People in distress get little relief

Centre to give Rs 6,687 crore to Uttarakhand for building and reconstruction projects. How much of it will reach people?

Srinagar hydroelectric project: walls of desilting basin collapse

Houses and fields inundated in several villages; residents had been complaining of water leakage from power channel canal for past one week

Unplanned urbanisation, encroachment blamed for Srinagar flood

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