Harnessing heights
Rajnish Jain 54 Founder and CEO of Avani Bio Energy, Uttarakhand Pine push In the foothills of the mountains in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region, Rajnish Jain has found an innovative way to generate electricity.
Kumaon Himalaya
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Snowfall kills 30 in U'khand in two days
One of the heaviest spells of snowfall has left 30 people dead in Uttarakhand in the last two days. According to the State Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre, 13 have died in Kumaon alone. Administration
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Parts of Himalayan region vulnerable to major quakes
Parts of the Indian Himalayan region are facing the risk of major earthquakes in the future, according to a study conducted by city-based National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI). "The conclusion
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Livestock farmers’ participation and factors affecting the success of animal health care program in hill region
Adoption of animal health care practices remains poor and there is no centralized agency to monitor the animal health care scheme in Kumaon region. To investigate some of the root causes, a study on farmer
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Forest floor, litter fall and nutrient dynamics in young aged Shisham forests in moist plain area of Kumaon of Uttarakhand
Present paper illustrates the litter and nutrient dynamics of Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.) forests at 1-3 years aged growing in Tarai belt of Kumaon of Uttarakhand. The objectives of this study were
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76th anniversary of Corbett National Park today
The Corbett National Park and Tiger Reserve are inextricably linked with “Project Tiger” in the country and have placed Uttarakhand on the world wildlife tourism map forever. People all over the world
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Recession of Milam Glacier, Kumaon Himalaya
Here the authors report the field evidences observed at Milam glacier, Goriganga basin, Kumaon Himalaya during the glaciological expedition carried out in July 2011 and the observations from Resourcesat-2
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Uttarakhand directive: More trees and more fruit mean less monkeys!
The Uttarakhand Forest and Rural Development Commissioner has directed the Compensatory Afforestation Management & Planning Authority (CAMPA), Uttarakhand chief executive officer to facilitate plantation
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Patalbhuvneshwar: a new sacred grove from Kumaon Himalaya
<p>Sacred groves are traditionally managed forest patches of palaeo-endemics, which are conserved due to religious beliefs and represent climax vegetation. Sometimes these groves have higher richness and
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Recession and reconstruction of Milam Glacier, Kumaon Himalaya, observed with satellite imagery
The Himalaya is the adobe of one of the world’s largest and mostly inaccessible area of glaciers outside the polar regions and provides glacier-stored water to the major Indian river basins. Various studies