Not Cherrapunji or Mawsynram, Rishikesh was India’s wettest town for most of August 2023

Between August 1 and August 25, the town received 1,901 millimetres of rainfall

'Defaulting Ganga dams in Uttarakhand to be shut for a month'

A state govt undertaking and 2 private dams don't want to follow water discharge norms

Decoding Uttarakhand HC’s judgment on animal rights

The well-intentioned verdict throws up various legal and ecological questions

Uttarakhand's displaced

Is Ganga losing its resilience?

First bacterial diversity study shows high number of pathogens

Simply Put: Uttarakhand’s highway to nowhere

Sunderlal Bahuguna: The oxygen for the global green fraternity

Anecdotes from the environmental activist's visit to Kolkata a decade back

Restaurants turn to indigenous foods for lucrative business

Serving local cuisines comes with major operational challenges too

Tourism industry hit as Uttarakhand HC ends night stays in meadows

Tour operators in the state plan to re-appeal against the court order

Environmental issues figured nowhere in Uttarakhand elections

Around 170 hydropower and a number of sand mining projects in the pipeline or underway

Himalayas on fire: Uttarakhand recorded maximum fire alerts countrywide in snowless January

December and January have been extremely dry in state; concerns being expressed about water availability, agri-economy and tourism in the days ahead

Horticulture boost: Litchi cultivation has expanded to 19 Indian states, according to officials

Muzaffarpur-based National Research Centre on Litchi is providing technical help, plants and training to farmers with the sole aim of …

Joshimath sinking: Land subsidence worsened due to stopping flow of water, suggests NIH

Part 5: The Roorkee institute has advised making channels for the flow of water in cities situated in mountains

Simply Put: Sweeping away the mess

'Large hydropower projects are not safe'

Experts discuss about the negative impacts of building large dams

NDMA drill had exposed gaps in state’s disaster management plan

Uttarakhand government took no step to address shortcomings in three years

Fight for land

From stricter land laws to revising domicile rules, Uttarakhand residents demand government action to stop the sale of agricultural land to …

Joshimath dispatch: Tales of woe emerge from a dying town; locals squarely blame administration

Many of those affected in Joshimath have suffered displacement for the second time

COVID-19 spurs return of the natives to Uttarakhand ghost villages

Lockdown, loss of employment force migrants back

Redefining gender issues and conservation

Women farmers in Uttarakhand are bearing the brunt of the monkey menace

NGT bans camping activity in Rishikesh

The green court has however allowed rafting in the area

On wrong trek

The ecological perils of commercial hiking

Uttarakhand chief minister bans construction along riverbanks

Construction to be 200 m from river; hoteliers welcome move, but demand compensation

Joshimath sinking: Over 50% of Joshimath high-risk area, finds IIT-Roorkee

Part 4: A team from institute conducted tests at 12 locations around Joshimath to find cause for land subsidence

After Joshimath, now Doda? Land subsidence in Chenab Valley village; 300 evacuated

Government official tells Down To Earth situation is not similar to Joshimath