Sikkim has set for itself the goal of becoming an organic agricultural State by 2015 — but there are several challenges that it needs to overcome to see the shift, said an ecology expert from the H

New Delhi: Sikkim has become the only state in the country to achieve more than 100 per cent sanitation in rural and urban households, schools, sanitary complexes and Aanganwadi centres.

In a country ranked poorly on the health and environment front, Sikkim has done remarkably well to become India’s first State with 100 per cent sanitation coverage, according to a report of the dri

Learning from the forgettable experience of the mega earthquake of September 18, 2011, the Government of Sikkim has initiated Rs 391 crore project for constructing resilient houses capable of withs

Sikkim has launched a Rs 390-crore project to build earthquake-resilient houses to minimise the loss of life and property in case of natural calamities.

The Sikkim government has launched a massive initiative to revive and restore dying natural springs to address the water problem, especially in the rural areas. It has led to a 15 per cent enhancement in spring discharges.

Through the initiative called Dhara Vikas, the government has sucessfully revived 50 springs and four lakes in 20 drought–prone Gram Panchayats, a senior Sikkim government official said.

The state is flouting every law and risking the future of its people to allow dubious private players a free run, says Jay Mazoomdaar.

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook Sikkim and adjoining areas on Thursday, causing panic, officials said. There were no reports of damage or casualties.

Sikkim could be in for a Goa-like scam of environmental violations with several hydroelectric projects coming up on the Teesta river basin without mandatory wildlife clearance, flouting Supreme Cou

A report from Gangtok in Sikkim said some buildings had developed cracks and people were out on the streets

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Sikkim today, Regional Seismological Centre sources said here. The epicentre of the quake that struck at 11.43 AM was at a place in Sikkim whose latitude and longitude were 27.4 degree N and 88.5 degree E respectively, the sources said.