Joshimath Residents Return Home, 4 Months After Sinking Crisis
“We had to come to our homes many times in a day from the relief…
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Joshimath Yet To See Enough Steps To Address Land Subsidence
Nearly four months since Joshimath made headlines as the “sinking town”, the gateway to Himalayan…
In Spite Of Efforts, Human-Wildlife Conflict In U’khand Not Contained
On January 1 this year, when everyone was welcoming the new year, residents of Panthar…
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…
Geophysical Scientists To Study Issue Of Land Subsidence In Joshimath
(Source: PTI) A team of experts from CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) will be leaving…
Fragile, Forsaken: Lessons From Joshimath
The Himalayan town of Joshimath is sinking. Its houses have been declared dangerous to live…
Stop All New Projects In Uttarakhand: Congress
(Source: PTI) The Congress on Monday demanded that the land subsidence situation in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath…
Chipko 50 Years On: U’khand Villagers Describe How Life Has Changed
In July 1970, devastating floods swept through the Alaknanda Valley, in northern India. Sudden, intense…
Ankita’s Body Cremated, Kin Demand Justice
People’s anger over the murder of Ankita Bhandari, who worked as a receptionist at a…
Glimpses Of A Fading Culture In Uttarakhand
At 2,200 metres above sea level in the Indian Himalayas, in a small museum overlooked…
North India Caught In Vicious Cycle Of Forest Fires, Heatwaves
Mohan Negi is worried that respiratory conditions are becoming more common across Chamoli district in…
Hospitals In U’khand Struggle To Provide Care Due To Lack Of Water
Every day, the district hospital in Champawat needs at least 67,500 litres of water to…
The River In North India Being Hollowed Out For Concrete
It was around 5 AM on 19 October 2021, dark, drizzling and cold in the…
Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat Claims Video Shows Ballot Tampering
Congress general secretary Harish Rawat has posted a video on social media that purportedly shows…
Fears Of ‘Devastation’ From Largest Dam On Yamuna River
The Vyasi Hydroelectric Project will soon start to generate electricity in Uttarakhand in northern India….
Shepherds In Himalayas Turn Their Backs On Traditional Livelihood
Nomadic shepherds in the central Himalayas are facing a double threat. Not only is more…
11 Dead As Heavy Rains Lash U’khand, Nainital Cut Off
Eleven more deaths were reported in Uttarakhand on Tuesday as incessant rains continued to lash…
Spring Revival Project Offers Hope In The Himalayas
Spring 2020 had just begun in the Himalayas but for Kamla Devi, 36, a resident…
Kumbh Fake Covid Test Scam Not From My Term: U’khand CM
The scam involving fake Covid tests during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar took place before…
Uttarakhand Before Climate Tragedy: A Mountaineer Remembers
On 7 February 2021, disaster struck in the Indian Himalayas. In Chamoli district, in the…
Avalanche In Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, Alert Issued
An avalanche occurred in an area close to the Niti valley in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district…
Kumbh: Sect Announces End After Many Seers Test Covid Positive
Niranjani Akhada, one of the 13 ‘akhadas’ of seers participating in the Haridwar Kumbh, on…
How A Rare Feb Landslide Left More Than 200 Dead
A landslide 20 kilometres west of Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, resulted in a flash…
Deadly Floods Bare Conflicts From Hydropower Boom
Growing up in a remote tribal village high in the Himalayas, Kundan Singh loved to…
U’khand: More Bodies Found As Death Toll Rises To 50
Rescuers pulled out nine more bodies from the site of a flash flood in a…