Traditionally, houses in Ladakh have had a wooden roof, built to withstand heavy snowfall. However, the receding glacial snow, unusually heavy rainfall, floods and changing weather patterns have significantly
A mega earthquake of magnitude 8.5 or more is long overdue in the Himalayan region but India has not learnt from past mistakes and is far from being prepared for such an eventuality with no strategy to
"The project titled “Understanding the biodiversity of Odonata (Class Insecta) of Kashmir Himalayan Region with reference to Climate Change” has been sanctioned up to the tune of Rs.58.38 lakhs" Islamic
The appeal was sent on behalf of Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN), which is an all-India representative organisation with a mandate to improve rural livelihoods and promote economic growth and jobs
During the 115th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission held in Lahore from August 29-30, 2018, both the commissioners had agreed to undertake the treaty-mandated tours of the Indus basin on both sides,
Airport officials said as part of AAIs eco-friendly policy, these airports also plan to install plastic bottle crushing machines and place dustbins at prominent places. The Srinagar International Airport
Will give time to stakeholders to switch over to biodegradable products: Secy Environment In the face of growing environmental degradation and rising pollution levels, the state government is mulling
Hundreds of forest trees have been cut down in different forest areas of this central Kashmir district to lay 220 kV Srinagar-Leh transmission line. An official said the work on the project executed
State PDC to build the project as joint venture with NTPC In coming years, J&K might get a breather from long and unscheduled power cuts, especially during winter, as the government of India has given
In a major boost to the state energy sector, the central power ministry has cleared the largest ever hydropower project for J&K with installed capacity of 1856-MW. The power development corporation
