Nainital: It may not be good news for tourists but for Mussoorie it could literally mean a breath of fresh air. The Uttarakhand government has decided to introduce eco tax upon entry into the Queen of Hills with immediate effect, which is a first in the history of Mussoorie. It will be in line with the Naini lake tax charged from tourists in Nainital.
Invasive weeds have become a major environmental concern at local, national, regional and global level. Very recently, the authors have noticed an exotic temperate weed in the Mussoorie hills i.e. Stevia ovata. It is spreading in moist, South-West hill slopes.
DEHRA DUN: Conquerors of ecologically ravaged sites across the country will assemble to pool their experiences and give a new direction to scientific rejuvenation of ecologically degraded sites at a three-day eco-exhibition and seminar to be held at the Territorial Army Group Headquarters in Lucknow from March 21.
Lost ecology
Finally, Shimla and other high ranges of Himachal experienced first snowfall of the season, breaking the prolonged dry spell.
The snowfall eluded Shimla on Christmas and New Year and for the third year in a row, then State capital received first moderate snowfall during second week of February.
In the hill areas, the traditional systems of dependence on forest products like fuel for their households and fodder for their livestock has an important bearing on the status of Himalayan watersheds. The population of livestock is therefore also significant. The fuel and fodder requirements of the hill people are important routine activities for which women/children spend long hours of their day-to-day life.
This communication is the first attempt at contributing to monitoring and systematic gathering of information on the heavy metal profile of the environment, i.e. retrospective study of the environmental metal data (Pb, Fe, Zn, Cd and Ni) of the past 100 years, i.e. 1895
How do you define and measure sustainable development? A host of non governmental organisations led by the Switzerland based World Conservation Union are trying to evolve a new approach to do just that
