A total of 32,000 families, out of over 1 lakh families living in Pithoragarh district, are without toilets. The process of constructing toilets is in progress.

Students of Sanskrit from various educational institutes in Haridwar have started a mission to clean the Ganga so that its sanctity is maintained.

The state has an estimated potential of 3,000 megawatts (Mw), largely untapped as far as micro and mini hydel projects are concerned. Only 170 Mw of small hydro projects have been installed.

To strengthen the Panchayati Raj institutions across the State, the Uttarakhand Government has for the first time reserved hydro-power projects up to 2 MW for institutions including the Gram Pancha

In an attempt to bring people closer to forests in Uttarakhand, the Harish Rawat government in last one year did try to involve them in environment conservation with its Chief Minister’s flagship H

The state government has banned stone crushing at Maletha in Pauri.

The focus should be on adaptation, afforestation and mitigation measures to cope with climate change.

The much-awaited survey for the project of drawing potable water from the Yamuna to be supplied to Mussoorie will begin tomorrow, Peyjal Nigam officials said.

In an effort to give an impetus to industrial development and bridge the gap between demand and supply of power in Uttarakhand, the State Government is launching a new Mini Hydro Power project poli

Soon after the Modi government announced a country-wide campaign to clean up the Ganga and its tributaries, including Bhagirathi and Alakanda, within a stipulated time frame, the Uttarakhand govern