As monsoons approach the hills of Garhwal, residents of Tehri town face the threat of eviction. If the construction of the dam is on schedule, the residents will have to be evacuated latest by

after wreaking havoc in Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, forest fires have gone out of control in the Melghat region of Amravati district in Maharashtra. The most disturbing fact is the

Development Programme (UNDP) will provide assistance worth US $2.55 million to India for large-scale adoption of high-yielding hybrid rice technology. The initiative is part of the Food Security

the construction of a building inside the northern ridge in Delhi by the state's forest department has been criticised by environmental organisations. Non-governmental Organisations Forum, a

hydrological data, currently scarce in India, is expected to get a boost soon. A World Bank (wb) -funded project has set up several Hydrology Information System (his) centres in the