The Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) is clearing maps of buildings without checking if builders have got no-objection-certificate from the state pollution control board, an SPCB offi

With rains lashing most parts of the higher reaches of the state, the rivers in Uttarakhand are flowing close to the danger mark, prompting the government to put the state's disaster response force

In order to curb illegal mining, Asan Conservation Reserve (ACR) has dug trenches at entry points and areas vulnerable to infiltration along with stepping up security in the reserve, forest officia

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand's capital will see a blanket ban on the use of polythene bags by July 17, and violators will have to cough up steep spot fine of up to Rs 5,000.

Environmentalists have expressed serious concern over the Centre's approval to the Uttarakhand government to take up development projects on five hectares of forest land in disaster-affected areas

Agricultural land in Uttarakhand is shrinking, a response to an RTI query has revealed, as many farmers both in the hills and in the lowlands of the state are opting to change land use and sell off

Lansdowne division corridor, which connects Rajaji National Park with Corbett Tiger Division and facilitates movement of big cats and elephants in between these two protected areas, has become a ha