Additional secretary S Raju, in a report submitted to the Uttarakhand forest secretary, has held former principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) of the state SS Sharma guilty of suppressing ac

NAINITAL: In an illustration of how fast HIV is spreading in Uttarakhand despite the government spending crores in AIDS-control measures, a query by a Haldwani-based RTI activist has revealed that

With the Centre recently revising items and norms of assistance to be provided from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), the state disaster management department has received the first instalme

DEHRADUN: During the tiger census last year, 22% of the of big cats in the country were found to roam in areas that were not tiger reserves or protected forests.

DEHRADUN: To ensure safety of defence personnel deputed at strategic places in landslide-prone areas of the state, the defence ministry has asked the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to conduct a s

Even as the kanwar mela began in Haridwar yesterday with the congregation of lakhs of devotees, a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order prohibiting the use of plastic near the Ganga ghats is proving

DEHRAUN: The municipal corporation is all set to kick-start its integrated waste processing and disposal facility at Sheeshambara as the state government has given an in-principle approval to the d

NAINITAL: Taking serious note of alleged dumping of muck/excavated material by three private construction companies in Mandakini and Alaknanada rivers in Rudraprayag and Pauri districts, the Uttara

DEHRADUN: To prevent migration of farmers from mountains in search of livelihood and save agriculture in the plains -- which is dependent on hilly regions for irrigation -- the agriculture departme

After setting up the country's first earthquake warning system (EWS) at Dehradun and Pithoragarh, the Disaster Management and Mitigation Centre (DMMC) is all set to install similar systems at Chamo