Jammu and Kashmir
Springs spring hope in Kashmir, Himalayas
Posted on 21 Jun, 2022 06:38 PMFreshwater is a rare and critical resource and its availability is declining worldover with urbanisation, industrialisation, climate change and rising temperatures, and a marked decrease in rainfall.

Managing disasters in the hills
Posted on 24 Nov, 2021 06:59 PMJust like another day, the mountainous village of Honzar in Dachhan Tehsil in Kishtwar district in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was approaching dawn when the entire village was hit by a deadly cloudburst around four in the morning on July 28

The unsung women fishers of Wular lake
Posted on 02 Jan, 2021 08:20 PMNestled in the north Kashmir region is Wular lake, India’s largest freshwater lake or wetland.

New groundwater guidelines prohibit industries and mining in over-exploited zones
Posted on 08 Oct, 2020 08:45 AMRevised guidelines for groundwater use notified

The fast disappearing glaciers of Kashmir
Posted on 11 Sep, 2020 02:27 PMKashmir’s glaciers are melting at frightening rates. Kolahoi glacier, the largest glacier in Kashmir Himalayas, has lost 23 percent area since 1962 and has fragmented into smaller parts!
Glaciers, frozen rivers of ice

Health Ministry advises states to ensure adequate water supply in rural areas
Posted on 16 Apr, 2020 11:37 AMCentre advises states to ensure adequate water supply in rural areas during lockdown

Jal Jeevan Mission receives Rs 11,500 crore allocation in Budget 2020-21
Posted on 06 Feb, 2020 10:07 PMGovernment allocates Rs 11,500 crore to Jal Jeevan Mission for 2020-21
In the budget 2020-21, the Finance Ministry has allocated Rs 11,500 crore to the Jal Jeevan Mission for the year for 2020-21.

India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 02:07 PMIndia leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: Study

Experts say cold desert regions need special attention
Posted on 06 Sep, 2019 10:38 AMGreater Noida, September 5 (India Science Wire): Degradation of land, which leads to the process of desertification, is not limited to arid and semi-arid areas but is also visible in high altitude regions that get very little rainfall and are known as cold deserts.

Is it all downhill from here for Leh?
Posted on 09 Jul, 2019 02:05 PMAcross South Asia, small and medium-sized towns are rapidly expanding. Urbanisation has made inroads into the entire Himalayan region. Mountain urbanisation poses a need for assessments of emerging risks and vulnerabilities in environmentally sensitive regions.
