A comprehensive programme to assess the damage being done to ecologically fragile areas in the Himalayas and to prevent over-exploitation of natural resources in the region was cleared by the Prime Minister

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday emphasised the need for greater engagement and coordination with all the country

Some of the best brains in the world have come together in Bangalore to discuss forest canopies and explore the ways of combining disciplinary approaches to the pertinent questions on environment, social and conservation relevance.

The six-day fifth international conference on canopy began at JN Tata Auditorium, IISc on Monday.

Srinagar : A team of 247 Army personnel from High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Sonmarg, has undertaken the drive of collecting non-biodegradable waste lying along the Baltal-Amarnath cave shrine.

On the outskirts of Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, climate researchers twiddle with computers displaying maps of the Himalayas. At the press of a button, rivers and mountain passes change colour and watercourses expand to show villages swept away by simulated flood waters.

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