Rethinking Infrastructure Development In The Himalayas
The Himalayan region has seen several extreme weather events and disasters this year. Experts have repeatedly raised concern about the...
land subsidence
Promised Rehab Eludes Residents Of One Of India’s Earliest Coal Mines
As you walk down this particular wide but cracked road in a West Bengal village, it is evident that something...
There Is A Mountain Of Studies But Joshimath Is Still Sinking
As soon as reports of cracks developing in houses started pouring in from Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town, in early January, the...
If We Are Smart About Water, We Can Stop Our Cities Sinking
When you come into land at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport, it may not be obvious from the sky that...
Land Subsidence In Joshimath Shatters Many Business Dreams
(Source: PTI) The hotel owner, the shopkeeper, the laundry owner, the roadside vendor... Hundreds of people watch in dismay as...
Joshimath Sinking: Anatomy Of A Himalayan Disaster In The Making
(Source: PTI) Joshimath is a town on the edge. It’s the very precipice for thousands of people, despairing as the...
Explained: How A Satellite Tech Helped Detect Joshimath Sinking
(Source: PTI) The PSInSAR satellite technique used to observe the gradual sinking of Uttarakhand's Joshimath town is a powerful remote...
Joshimath: Fears Heighten As Satellite Images Show Town Sinking
Concerns over land subsidence in Joshimath mounted on Friday as satellite images released by ISRO showed the Himalayan town sank...
Stop All New Projects In Uttarakhand: Congress
(Source: PTI) The Congress on Monday demanded that the land subsidence situation in Uttarakhand's Joshimath should be declared a national...
