The Uttarakhand government today said it will institute an environment conservation award named after Chipko movement activist Gaura Devi and urge the Centre to issue a commemorative postage stamp

Zoological Survey of India has started five long-term monitoring plots in the Himalayas to document the impact of climate change on animal world.

Consultations will be held with experts who will chalk out a road map to implement the "site-specific" programme.

Nainital: In an alarming indication of the falling quality of soil in the state, more than 80% of 28,000 samples from across six districts of Kumaon have shown below average presence of essential e

MUSSOORIE: Cycles have been banned on Mussoorie's Mall Road, but locals and people who are concerned about the environment, as well as cycle rental establishments in the city are not willing to tak

“Drinking water shortage will become grave in Uttarakhand especially in the rural mountain areas due to climate change,” said Shatrughan Singh, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, while speaking at a work

NAINITAL: Thousands of people living in 83 villages of Kumaon region, which are close to rivers, are now at the mercy of the weather after the monsoon reached Uttarakhand on Wednesday.

PUNE: The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (GEF-UNIDO) is implementing a global environment facility supported project 'Promoting business models for increasing penetration and sc

DEHRADUN: The springs which are known to be fountainhead of all the rivers are drying up in the state. However the state government has not taken any initiative to revive them so far.

Dehradun: After a lull of five years, hundreds of residents from over 32 villages in Rudraprayag district.