The Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists (SPECS) has undertaken the water quality testing campaign in Dehradun for the 17th year in a row.

Villages in the Pungar valley, the Nakuri belt and the Kanda region of Bageshwar district are facing a threat of environmental imbalances and its after-effects in the form of natural disasters as s

Chief minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday agreed to compensate 334 people as the state would acquire their land, spread over 2,100 square km, for the setting up of the 300 MW Lakhwar multipurpose pr

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand high court has sought a response from the state government, in four weeks, on the functioning of the committee formed to take account of the natural resources of the state.

A tractor which was set afire by pro-quarrying supporters near Sati Kund, Kankhal, in Haridwar on Tuesday. A Tribune Photo

In an endeavour to boost tourism, the state tourism department has come up with an exclusive package tour to Dayara Bugyal, a lush green meadow situated in Uttarkashi.

In fresh trouble for Nestle over safety standards of its famous Maggi noodle brand, the Uttarakhand Food Safety Department has collected samples of the “two-minute” noodles from the company’s Panta

Acting on the directions of the National Green Tribunal, a team from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reached Pal stone crusher in Halduchaud on the weekend.

In order to establish the gene bank of the highly threatened and rare varieties of medicinal, wild food and other species and to develop their nursery for re-plantation of the seedlings of these r

DEHRADUN: Experts from five states through which Ganga flows have suggested development of forests on the riverbank to ensure continuous flow of water with healthy aquatic species in the river.