COVID-19 vaccination begins in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh

4,000 get shots in Jammu and Kashmir January 16; soldiers on LoC, LAC inoculated

Taste of sting

Shalini Dhyani shares the many virtues of Himalayan giant nettle, called bichhu ghas

Dal Lake's floating wonders

Polluted Lidder river casts cloud over pilgrimage

Bear killings raise furore in J&K

Payment for Ecosystem Services: Himalayan states should demand more

Their demand for “green bonus” triggers the payment for ecosystems debate

Not so hard to crack

A rare fungus threatens Indian walnuts

Indus water row resurfaces

Controversy over J&K government's plan to revive Mughal road

A date with the Valley

Migratory birds flock to Kashmir despite the damage caused to wetlands by flood

Future jeopardised

Union ministers squabble over aphrodisiac musk

In Short

How many Indians are pastoralists? No official data, but report says 13 mln

A figure of 35 million is often quoted, but without a source, claims report  

Wildlife harvesting

Sustainable harvesting of chiru may help save the Tibetan antelope

COVID-19: A long lull for Kashmir’s cherry, strawberry growers

Farmers struggle to find consumers, exports badly hit due to lockdown 

Northern power grid on the blink

States were cautioned more than 400 times against overdrawing electricity

Bad water for Srinagar's upmarket areas

Ladakh's nomads could lose lifeline to sanctuary

Reservoirs losing capacity

Floods hit power projects in Himalayan states; plans for more raise safety concerns

Living on the edge

Scared to leap

Amphibians in India are besieged by numerous threats

The key: empowerment

Arouse people's interest in governance

TOURISM & HANDICRAFTS: Backs to the wall

Militancy's most distressing casualties

WATER: Fading glories

Kashmir's dying lakes are choking their dependants

FORESTS: Losing its soul