Hike customs duty on raw silk, J&K Governor asks the Centre

The move will protect the livelihood of 30,000 families engaged in raw silk production

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 

Reservoir overflow worsens flood in Vadodara

IMD forecasts more rainfall in Gujarat and Maharastra in the next 48 hours

Northern power grid on the blink

States were cautioned more than 400 times against overdrawing electricity

Jobs and the environment

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

Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury

State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place

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

Call of the phantom

Government fails to effectively execute Project Snow Leopard

Diabetes plan staggers

National programme to combat the disease is inadequate  

In Short

Adopt manual scavengers act, human rights commission tells states

Pentavalent vaccine approved in five more states. Health ministry brushes aside safety concerns

Four children in Kerala reportedly died immediately after the vaccine was administered