The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), in an affidavit to the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday, mentioned that a total of 922 incidents of forest fires had occurred in Uttarakhand, d

The recent forest fires in Uttarakhand torched over 2,000 hectares. In a three-part series, Business Standard looks at the burning issues that need to be resolved

Uttarakhand govt. tell NGT, Himachal govt. too will file reply in a week

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Governor Dr K K Paul constituted a high-powered committee on Monday to prepare a detailed report on the causes and other aspects of the forest fires in Uttarakhand.

Several houses were buried under debris following a cloudburst near the Barsali forests of Karnaprayag in Chamoli district early this morning.

Dehradun: Even after 15 years of its formation, hospitals and health centres across Uttarakhand don't have proper maternal healthcare facilities.

DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Century Pulp and Paper Ltd to pay Rs 30 lakh as compensation for failing to manage pollution caused due to effluents discharged in a local w

Over 65 per cent of Uttarakhand’s total area of 34,651 sq.km is under forest cover.

Earthquake in Uttarakhand: A 4.1 magnitude medium intensity quake on the Richter scale rocked this North Indian region late tonight that spanned Chamoli, Pauri, Uttarkashi, Dehradun and Bageshwar a