Wheels of fortune

Going organic

Ready to roll

Debris, into Karnaprayag

Sans eco-logic

Uttaranchal's drought declaration

Online

Summit watch

A new mountaineering policy for Uttaranchal

Ablaze again

Forest fires a recurring problem across the country

Spice route

Cardamom could show the way to sustainable income generation

Fishing feud

Skeleton Lake

What happens when ice melts in the Roopkund tarn?

Damned Projects

State operations surrounding three hydel schemes are causing controversy. In the Uttaranchal hills, there are allegations of repression. In …

Force the fish up

The annual Maund festival of the Aglar valley in Uttaranchal is both pure revelry and impure fun, says manisha viren singh

Misdiagnosed

Flawed plan triggers water crisis in Uttaranchal villages

No mining

Uttaranchal village relieved

Mining the Himalaya

Will biodiversity hotspots such as the Himalaya become hunting grounds of the notorious mining industry? This concern has been raised by experts …

'The forest mafia is very powerful'

AJAY S RAWAT spent six months in the Indo-Nepal terais to trace the methods of timber smugglers

Yar Tsa Gumba

A miraculous mushroom, over-exploited, is on the brink of extinction

Home grown power

More and more villages are opting for affordable, manageable micro-hydel projects

Dodgy doses

UNICEF in dock over vitamin A fortification programme

Divine protection

Kumaon villagers discover that gods are the best forest guards

Let them co-exist

Engage forest dwellers in managing wildlife: Tiger Task Force

A mountain to climb

Cash-strapped Uttaranchal embarks on industrialisation. However, its policies are frightfully blind to green issues

Forest ministry favours intrusion

The biggest threat protected areas across the country face right now is from their purported protector -- the Union ministry of environment and …

Almora's dying waterbodies

Almora sees springs vanish, river die

Organic farming: Reaping mixed benefits

Contradictory state of affairs in two Uttaranchal villages highlights both potential and obstacles of organic farming. The paradox has cropped up …