DEHRADUN: With heavy rain and frequent landslides blocking more than 130 roads in various districts of Uttarakhand, patients from far-flung areas are struggling to reach hospitals.
DEHRADUN: Gangotri glacier, one of the largest in Uttarakhand, is retreating at 12 metres per year, said scientists at the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) who a
DEHRADUN: Just days after taking charge of the mines and mineral development, minister Nav Prabhat has claimed that he will stop all illegal and mechanized micro (river sand) mining from river beds
Retreat of Gangotri glacier will not have drastic influence on the flow of Ganga as the river is not totally dependent on glaciers for its water even in the head-water region, said the government o
DEHRADUN: It was a joyride that turned fatal on Sunday afternoon when the car of four Rishikesh-based youngsters got buried under the huge debris of a landslide near Narendra Nagar, blocking the Ri
Dehradun: Incensed at the inordinate delay of eight years in construction of a road to their villages, hundreds of villagers of the Sarbadiyar region in Uttarkashi cut over 700 trees to express the
Indiscriminate blasting of mountains to build roads or other infrastructure has rendered the fragile areas of the state more susceptible to landslides and floods, say experts and scientists.
DEHRADUN: International Road Federation (IRF), a Geneva based global body consisting of 90 countries working for better and safer roads worldwide which also has deparment of Road Tranport and Highw