National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought an inspection of the Century Pulp and Paper Mill, Nainital, by a team comprising representatives of the Union ministry of environment and forests and centra

Different teams of the anti-mining vigilance cell raided different cities for the fourth consecutive day today in order to check illegal mining in the state’s riverbeds.

After the startling revelation about a Haldwani reserve forest area being used as a dumping ground came to the fore, the forest department and the Haldwani-Kathgodam Municipal Corporation have coll

The loss of more than Rs1 crore per day due to ‘illegal’ collection of the riverbed materials from the Gola river in Haldwani comes as a serious cause of concern for the State Government.

One of the heaviest spells of snowfall has left 30 people dead in Uttarakhand in the last two days.

With collection of riverbed materials and mining starting in the district from November 1, 2014, the Nainital district administration has asked the officials concerned to take necessary steps to st

Haldwani: In an attempt to check and prevent illegal sand mining in the city, the revenue and mining departments last week cracked whip on a stone crusher firm and slapped a penalty of Rs 20 lakh.

Agricultural land in Uttarakhand is shrinking, a response to an RTI query has revealed, as many farmers both in the hills and in the lowlands of the state are opting to change land use and sell off