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Simply Put: Labour rights

Rhododendron squash

Basingu ka saag

Wild foods

Wild fruits in the Himalayas could well be an answer to the nutrition and energy requirements of the region

Rhinos to be reintroduced to Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve

The Uttarakhand Wildlife Board has decided to do so in three months time

Cogeneration

Big takeaway from Uttarkashi tunnel episode is do not toy with the Himalayas

Economic development is very important for any country, but it must be for the betterment of human lives

Simply Put: Permanent citizen

Yet another seer sits on fast-unto-death for Ganga

Bihar girl Padmavati demands action against mining, stricter norms for dams

The blue boom

Indigo farming debuts in the hills of Uttarakhand as people find it ecologically and economically beneficial

Baranaja: a climate resilient farming practice

Baranaja is a mixed crop farming practice from Uttarakhand based on traditional wisdom. Millets and pulses are the main crops cultivated through …

Simply Put: Tourist and local

Simply Put: India’s ‘Land of Gods’ is sinking

Why Uttarakhand celebrates Harela

The seeds of five to seven types of crops are sown nine days ahead of the festival

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Taste the Himalayas

The leaves of faran have a distinct fragrance and are of high medicinal value

Women’s Day 2024: Flight of hope in Uttarakhand

Women pilot AIIMS Rishikesh’s initiative to use drones to carry medical supplies to remote health centres 

Another disaster in Himachal Pradesh: What is the reason?

The region has seen many disasters, and most of them are directly related to massive engineering projects planned in the area

Uttarakhand dams jeopardise Ganga's free flow

Two private and one government owners of dams on the Ganga refuse to follow the upcoming water discharge guidelines necessary for the cleaning …

Parched hills

Women are the worst sufferers of the water crisis in Uttarakhand. Why are the hills going dry?

Life in the burning mountains

Besides destroying hectares of forest land, the Uttarakhand forest fire has huge implications on the lives and livelihoods of the local population

Mountains Matter: Are the Indian Himalayas tourism-sustainable?

The answer is no if the government’s own findings are considered

Char Dham: How geological instability and blasting are causing landslides in Tota Ghati

Any hard rock valleys yet to be widened for the project need to be critically evaluated

SC declines to designate Joshimath crisis a national disaster; redirects petitioner to HC

On January 10, the court had said that everything important need not come to it