Dehradun: In a major boost to the village panchayats, which is the lowest rung of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system, the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday received a sanction of Rs 2,000 crore

DEHRADUN: Concerned over the rising pollution in Ganga, seers participating in a Namami Gange seminar in the city said that only the fear of punishment can deter people from polluting the river.

Drive for distributing soil health cards among farmers will be intensified in Udhamsingh Nagar, Haridwar, Nainital and Dehradun districts so that that the process is complete within six months, Chi

DEHRADUN: The state government has prepared a proposal worth Rs 10,000 crore to create 10 lakh water bodies in Uttarakhand, which will help locals reduce their dependency on Ganga for daily water u

DEHRADUN: Rapid concretization is sweeping across rural Uttarakhand as per the latest census report, which states that about 78.81% of houses are 'pucca houses'.

Landslides due to heavy rains in different parts of Nainital have put lives of many at risk.

NAINITAL: Ajay Singh Rawat (68), a noted environmentalist, shares most of the credit in his crusade to save Naini lake from human activities, as he continues his legal battle.

For the first time in India, a system to detect earthquakes and disseminate warnings has been installed in Uttarakhand, where researchers have predicted an earthquake of magnitude 8 or greater.

DEHRADUN: Thanks to camera trap imagery, Uttarakhand has been able to capture images of snow leopards in the higher reaches of Nanda Devi Biosphere, Gangotri National Park and, recently, in Baghesh

HARIDWAR: Implementing the ban on use of plastic in the twin cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh is proving to an uphill task for the civic authorities.