DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking to relocate about 2,400 people from more than 300 villages located in landslide-prone areas in nine hilly districts to

NEW DELHI: Concerned over rampant air pollution caused by industrial units in Uttarakhand, the National Green Tribunal has constituted an expert committee to look into violation of prescribed stand

Taking cognizance of media reports about road closure due to landslide and suspension of Char Dham yatra due to weather alert, the Union Cabinet Secretary, Ajeet Sethi, reviewed the condition of U

The mega tourism development plan for Tehri Lake has been suspended for the past one year. The centre, however, has already sanctioned Rs 150 crore for the project.

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

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 to noted environmentalist leader of Chipko movement and Gandhian from Uttarakhand, Chandi Prasad Bhatt, at

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

The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to 24 people for carrying out illegal sand mining activities in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district.

Traffic congestion and rising vehicular pollution are considered to be among the major factors marring the environment in the once clean and green Dehradun.