DEHRADUN: The state forest department has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking permission for dredging in around 1,300 hectares in the Ganga and its tributaries at various places in the Haridwar d

DEHRADUN: The state capital has been selected by the Centre for implementing an ultra-modern sanitation plan, for which a meeting of Dehradun Municipal Corporation officials was held on Monday with

HARIDWAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) saw heated arguments at its hearing convened on Tuesday in New Delhi pertaining to the ban on the use of plastic and polythene in Haridwar, which was ope

HARIDWAR: Apprehending a fresh cracking of the whip by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Haridwar Municipal Corporation (HMC) is making renewed efforts to implement the ban on plastic and polythen

DEHARDUN: Lakhs of Kanwarias -- the Uttrakhand government gave the figure of 3.19 crore -- who visited Haridwar in the last fortnight have left the city at the ghats of the Ganga to deal with a sta

If the Uttarakhand government has its way, lakhs of chir pines will be cut down in the name of curbing forest fires that have become rampant of late.

For the convenience of tourists and bird watchers thronging the Asan Conservation Reserve (ACR) to catch a glimpse of migratory birds, the state forest department will release the first wetland map

HARIDWAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the use of plastic bottles around the banks of Uttarakhand here to check the menace of pollution in and around the river Ganges, an official s

It's been about three weeks since a fresh crop of rice was planted in the famous fields of Maletha. By October, the rice will be ready.

The Kosi-Gaula-Nandhaur-Sharda region, in the Shivalik-Bhabar tract, comprises the western circle of the terai tiger habitat.