Uttarakhand

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When States Give Love A Bad Name

The reshaping of constitutionally guaranteed freedoms by bringing young adults’ sexual choices under the radar of the state has sinister…

3 weeks ago
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Live-In Lover Law Could Open Door To Attacks On Freedoms

India’s new code throws into doubt whether its citizens are truly protected from the arbitrary exercise of power by public…

3 weeks ago
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Uttarakhand’s UCC Breeds A Surveillance State

Efforts to address social issues risk being co-opted for political gain or used to further divisive agendas. When the state…

3 weeks ago
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Joshimath’s Economy Suffers Blow As Tourist Numbers Dwindle

In January 2023, hundreds of houses in the pilgrimage town of Joshimath developed fissures due to sinking of the land.…

2 months ago
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Van Gujjars Help Conserve Forests, But Remain Deprived Of Rights

"Remove Van Gujjars from the forests … and all the animals will die of thirst,” says Mohammad Safi, a community…

2 months ago
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Uttarakhand UCC: “If Tribes Are Exempt, Why Not Muslims?”

The Uttarakhand government tabled the Uniform Civil Code Bill in the assembly on Tuesday. Following this, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, said…

3 months ago
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U’khand Faces Tunnelling Disasters As Norms Are Ignored

In the early morning of 12 November 2023, a 57 metre wide section of an under-construction road tunnel in Uttarakhand…

3 months ago
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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…

4 months ago
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Ancient Ocean Water In Himalayas Could Offer Insights About Evolution

In the Kumaon mountains in the central sector of Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of…

5 months ago
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How Weather Changes Have Hit Production Of Rugra, A Jharkand Staple

It was the first Monday of August. Anjali Lakra, 38, a resident of Tetri village, which borders the sal forests…

6 months ago
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Flood Damage Highlights ‘Uncontrolled’ Sand Mining In North India

When a spike of rainfall hit the Indian state of Uttarakhand from early July to late August 2023, the town…

7 months ago
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A Decade After The Floods, Is Kedarnath Safer?

The Kedarnath Valley, located above 3,500 metres in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, has changed significantly since it was…

9 months ago
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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…

10 months ago
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A Decade After Relocation, Lives Of Van Gujjars Lack Stability, Security

Sabhalgarh Compartment 8, in the Haridwar forest division is known to the residents as Gaindi Khatta. This is a settlement…

10 months ago
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Uttarakhand’s Marginalised Farmers Struggle To Adapt To Climate Change

Neema Devi sits with her sister-in-law, Prema Devi, threshing wheat by hand in the village of Dhudholi, in the Indian…

10 months ago
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Sinking Himalayas: Why Geologists In Sikkim Fear Joshimath-Like Disasters

After the natural disaster in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, geologists and activists working on environmental protection in Sikkim are a worried lot. Like…

11 months ago
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Joshimath Residents Return Home, 4 Months After Sinking Crisis

“We had to come to our homes many times in a day from the relief camp we were staying at…

11 months ago
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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 pilgrimage sites is yet to…

1 year ago
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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 village in Chaubattakhal tehsil (district…

1 year ago
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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…

1 year ago
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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 for Joshimath in Uttarakhand, which…

1 year ago
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Fragile, Forsaken: Lessons From Joshimath

The Himalayan town of Joshimath is sinking. Its houses have been declared dangerous to live in and hitherto, 600 families…

1 year ago
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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…

1 year ago
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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 rainfall had caused a violent…

1 year ago
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Ankita’s Body Cremated, Kin Demand Justice

People's anger over the murder of Ankita Bhandari, who worked as a receptionist at a resort in Uttarakhand's Pauri district…

2 years ago

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