Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
India has suffered from many disasters in its recent history, both natural and climate-related, and these continue to cause devastation. In November 2015, floods in the southern city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, killed over 370 people and damaged crops worth US$190 m. And in May 2016, at the time of …
India has suffered from many disasters in its recent history, both natural and climate-related, and these continue to cause devastation. In November 2015, floods in the southern city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, killed over 370 people and damaged crops worth US$190 m. And in May 2016, at the time of …
The rescue operations launched in the wake of heavy rains and cloudbursts in hilly state of Uttarakhand were wound up today in most places except in Bastadi in Pithoragarh district which bore the maximum brunt with highest number of casualties at 17. Rescue operations have been completed everywhere except in …
DEHRADUN: A team of experts from the Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC) is conducting a geological study of the villages in Pithoragarh that were hit by landslides triggered by cloudbursts on July 1. The disaster claimed 16 lives in the district while eight people are still missing. Piyoosh Rautela, …
The Uttarakhand forest department has prepared a framework for implementing the state's climate action plan. According to the plan, the chief secretary will head all the bodies and sectors working under the plan. R N Jha, chief conservator of forest, said, "A state council for climate change will be formed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandeep Kumar Vs. MoEF & Others dated 06/07/2016 regarding illegal mining in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Tribunal directs the Committee consisting of Director Mines, State of Uttarakhand, Member Secretary, Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board and District Magistrate, Haridwar to hear the Applicant (Sandeep …
DEHRADUN/ALMORA: Over 900 villages across the state had plunged into darkness when cloudbursts and incessant rains hit Uttarakhand on July 1. Of these, around 150 are still in the dark. Senior officials of the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) said on Monday that the scale of damage to transmission lines …
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday decided to have an exclusive central law on the country's national river to speed up the process of its rejuvenation through effectively implementing the ambitious 'Namami Gange' programme. The law, if enacted, will help the Centre to properly negotiate the inter-state nature of works …
Dehradun: The search and rescue teams have recovered four more bodies from the debris in the cloudburst-hit villages of Pithoragarh district, raising the death toll in the natural disaster to 20 while 12 persons are still missing. Significantly, three bodies were pulled out from the worst-affected Bastadi village while one …
DEHRADUN: International Road Federation (IRF), a Geneva based global body consisting of 90 countries working for better and safer roads worldwide which also has deparment of Road Tranport and Highways, CPWD and NHAI as members, has expressed deep concern at repeated loss of life, landslides, areas being cut off and …
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday that the cloudburst-like incidents in Uttarakhand are increasing due to climate change. The relief and rescue operation is going on at war footing in the villages of Uttarakhand following heavy rains and cloud burst. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response …
Agra: Pravesh Kumar, a resident of Mazra Nagla Gadaria village in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, could not believe his eyes when a hand pump near his house suddenly started spewing a black coloured fluid, which turned out to be combustible. The discovery not only triggered a wave of excitement among …
Indiscriminate blasting of mountains to build roads or other infrastructure has rendered the fragile areas of the state more susceptible to landslides and floods, say experts and scientists. According to the director of the Geological Survey of India, the institute had submitted a report regarding the treatment of vulnerable sites …
DEHRADUN: The Centre has red flagged a proposed tiger safari project in Uttarakhand's Corbett National Park and asked the state government to first comply with wildlife norms. Uttarakhand ranks second with 340 tigers after Karnataka in total tiger population of 2,226 in the country. In order to boost wildlife tourism, …
उत्तराखंड में गुरुवार रात से हो रही बारिश और बादल फटने से जानमाल का भारी नुकसान हुआ है। चमोली और पिथौरागढ़ जिलों में बादल फटने से कम से कम 30 लोगों की मौत हो गई है। नदियों में आए उफान से कई लोग, मकान और जानवर बह गए हैं। ऋषिकेश-बद्रीनाथ …
The Uttarakhand government has decided to set up a solar power plant on 1,048 hectares of land to meet the growing demand of electricity in the hill state. The plant will be set up by Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Authority (UREDA). The decision to allocate the land for the solar …
Zoological Survey of India has started five long-term monitoring plots in the Himalayas to document the impact of climate change on animal world. The project, funded by the Ministry for environment, forest and climate change, will monitor indicators in species like fish, butterflies, bees and other insects to find how …
The Uttarakhand government today said it will institute an environment conservation award named after Chipko movement activist Gaura Devi and urge the Centre to issue a commemorative postage stamp in her honour. Giving the assurance to a delegation of environment activists led by MLA Rajendra Bhandari, Chief Minister Harish Rawat …
NAINITAL: Uttarakhand forest department officials have spotted 32 tigers in the Terai-East division of Kumaon for the first time, giving conservationists a reason to rejoice. The 32 tigers identified on camera traps, whose existence was hitherto unknown, will boost the number of the striped beasts in the state. According to …
MUSSOORIE: Cycles have been banned on Mussoorie's Mall Road, but locals and people who are concerned about the environment, as well as cycle rental establishments in the city are not willing to take things lying down. Jatin Kapoor, co-founder of Alternate Atlas, and Gurpreet Singh — both students from Mussoorie …
