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