Law can be limp, worthless words on paper if not implemented. The manner in which the successive governments have allowed the cities and towns of Jammu and Kashmir to be hit, plagued and usurped by

Use of polythene has become a part of every day life for the people of valley. Market mechanism drives people to use polythene because it is cheap and easily available. Again it is "tough, water

Despite the order of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir to impose ban on the use of polythene and the construction in and around the periphery of tourist resorts in the state, Patnitop, has been witness

The dumping of the carcasses at Galander-Pampore in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir has increased the chances of an epidemic in the area. As the dumping is being carried out an unscientific

The Union rural development Minister, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh announced an outlay of Rs 2000 crore for road connectivity in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir and added that funds for other

Spectre of ecological vandalism in Jammu and Kashmir is scary. On all reckoning, it is inviting catastrophe. What is really distressing is the report that the forests area is fast shrinking in the

Dodh Pather, recently listed in the Jammu and Kashmir's tourist map falls in the constituency of Hakim Mohammed Yaseen, Budgam, once was as green and lush as the forests of Amazon basin. Dodh Pather

Over the years very few steps have been taken to develop Sonamarg and the adjoining areas nearby acting as a dampener for the proper exploration of the track which leads to the Amarnath cave from

As much as 24% of global diseases are caused by environmental exposures, which can be averted by well-targeted interventions, according to a report of the World Health Organisation. The report

A gloomy picture emerges from the research report entitled "Ecological studies on land use in Dal Dachigam catchment,' conducted by the Centre of Research for development, the University of Kashmir.