Do forest fires hinder solar power production?

A new study has found that forest fires that break especially during the summer season play a major role in reducing solar power generation in …

Fabulous Faba: Ancient super food set to stage a comeback

Food scientists are now trying to give this neglected ancient crop a makeover, given its high nutrition content

Uttarakhand’s plans to create 100,000 ‘ecopreneurs’ raises hope and questions

Some experts have questioned the approach as well as the ambitious target number of trainees, which equates to around one per cent of the state&…

Rising heatwaves ravage the Himalayas; here’s why

According to experts, the hot winds blowing in from Pakistan could also have been the reasons behind the unusually high temperatures in many …

Phool Dei: Uttarakhand's festival of flowers to teach kids environmental conservation

The festival is celebrated in Garhwal, Kumaun regions to teach children to cherish & nurture nature

Decision 2022: Out-migration fails to register on Uttarakhand voters as affected districts vote BJP

The Congress, which had promised to address out-migration, loses in most parts of the state

‘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

‘Assault on the Himalayas’: Chairman of Char Dham Committee resigns

The belief that the HPC could protect this fragile ecology has been shattered. I can do no more, Ravi Chopra wrote

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

Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s mountainous states, already facing climate change, lose forest cover

Jammu and Kashmir has lost very dense forests, while the North East is top in terms of total forest area loss

Dealing with climate fury: Why small is big

This microcosm from a lesser-known mountainous region such as Kumaon represents the macrocosm — where humanity wears a macabre face and …

Floods and fury: How multiple weather systems caused by climate change are at play

More than 80 people have died in Kerala and Uttarakhand floods

Uttarakhand Floods: Respect Himalayan landscape if you want to preserve it, say experts

The recent flooding in Uttarakhand will recur across the biodiversity-rich Himalayas; respecting the landscape is the only way to conserve it

Climate change is real: Uttarakhand rains break all-time records

10 of Uttarakhand’s 13 districts record between 100 and 500 millimetres of rain, even as 28 die across state in 3 days  

What is killing Uttarakhand’s small wetlands? Degraded Niranjanpur pond carves a live example

These waterbodies are neglected for their size and disappear even before they are documented

Long road home: Uttarakhand increasingly declares villages disaster-prone

While many are fighting relocation, those who shift face conflicts with host villages over resources like water and grazing land. Is relocation …

NGT refuses to allow commercial construction on Shimla railway land

A proposal allowing the construction of a hotel and other commercial structures on land in Shimla’s railway warehouse has been rejected

Is apple really good for the Himalayas?

Apple is the major crop in hills, but its role as a water guzzler or spread of orchards at the cost of nature is rarely discussed

Cloudbursts in Himachal, Uttarakhand evidence of climate change: Experts

At least 26 cloudbursts occurred in the Himalayan region between January and July, 2021

Why flooding raises alarm over bearing of hydropower plants on the Himalayas

The need of the hour is to put halt large hydel-power projects in the Himalayas. Can small hydropower plants offer a sustainable solution?

Introducing Gross Environment Product in Uttarakhand: A jargon or reality?

The Uttarakhand government should introduce a well-defined concept of ecosystem services; planting a new term raises doubts on its objectives 

Why Uttarakhand celebrates Harela

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

Sunderlal Bahuguna, the green leader of India, will be etched in our memory

Gandhian Bahuguna predicted future generation would realise the adverse impact of Tehri dam; now we realise what he meant

Save Sattal: Tomorrow will be too late; we must start change today

Sattal has been engulfed by raging fires. It grieves the dying springs that once cascaded down to form powerful rivers that now run dry&…

Departure in rainfall across flood-affected districts this June very sharp: DTE analysis

A detailed study of data across districts and subdivisions reveals that such excess rainfall in June has rarely occurred otherwise