In order to check illegal mining in different parts of the state, the government on Thursday decided to formulate a scientific policy in the next two weeks.

To deal with lighting problems on high Himalayan track routes and security posts on the China and Nepal borders in this district, three solar plants with a total 9 KW generation capacity will be in

The Central government has given a go ahead to the state’s proposal for setting up of a water testing laboratory in Dehradun.

The Uttarakhand Pollution Board has initiated action against five sugar mills of Udham Singh Nagar after water samples taken from their premises by a National Green Tribunal (NGT) team were found t

The Uttarakhand government's plea to the Supreme Court - that the June 2013 deluge was not triggered by hydroelectric power projects (HEPs) in the state - has come as a body blow to several communi

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has expressed concern over the slow pace of progress in watershed management schemes in the state.

Chief Minister Harish Rawat has welcomed the Centre’s endorsement of the view that six of the 24 stalled hydropower projects in Uttarakhand were not harming the environment.

A follower of Matri Sadan, Atmabodhan, began an indefinite hunger-strike here on Thursday demanding action to end the illegal mining and stone crushing operations along Ganga in Haridwar district.

Noting that development has been frozen for nearly two years in Uttarakhand after the 2013 floods, the Centre on Tuesday said that six hydroelectric projects (HEPs), including that of PSUs, cleared

Hydropower plants in Uttarakhand are likely to get the backing of the environment ministry , which appears to have softened its stance after a meeting chaired by a top bureaucrat in the Prime Minis