Around 7 to 8 hectares of forests have been lost in the Nanda Devi National Park in the last one decade either due to climate change or the Kedarnath flash floods of 2013.
Geologists and environmentalists have said if a Nepal-like earthquake strikes Uttarakhand, there will be a large scale destruction and death owing to hydropower projects.
The Nepal earthquake has necessitated the need for expanding the scope of the Centre for Himalayan Study proposed in Uttarakhand by the Narendra Modi government to further encourage studies in the
A scientist of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dr Vikram Gupta, does not rule out the Himalayan region witnessing more landslides in the near future, particularly during the rainy season,
In an attempt to bring people closer to forests in Uttarakhand, the Harish Rawat government in last one year did try to involve them in environment conservation with its Chief Minister’s flagship H
Supreme Court advocate and environment activist Ritwick Dutta believes that people in rural areas are more aware of laws relating to environment compared to those in urban areas when it comes to co
