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...
Uttarakhand
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...
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...
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...
Glimpses Of A Fading Culture In Uttarakhand
At 2,200 metres above sea level in the Indian Himalayas, in a small museum overlooked by snow-capped peaks, the essence...
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 Uttarakhand, north India. “At least...
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 function. But as water becomes...
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 foothills of the Himalayas. “A...
Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat Claims Video Shows Ballot Tampering
Congress general secretary Harish Rawat has posted a video on social media that purportedly shows one person at an Army...
Fears Of ‘Devastation’ From Largest Dam On Yamuna River
The Vyasi Hydroelectric Project will soon start to generate electricity in Uttarakhand in northern India. This 120-megawatt station is part...
Shepherds In Himalayas Turn Their Backs On Traditional Livelihood
Nomadic shepherds in the central Himalayas are facing a double threat. Not only is more and more pasture land being...
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 various parts of the state,...
Spring Revival Project Offers Hope In The Himalayas
Spring 2020 had just begun in the Himalayas but for Kamla Devi, 36, a resident of Nathuakhan village, in the...
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 he took office, Uttarakhand Chief...
Uttarakhand Before Climate Tragedy: A Mountaineer Remembers
On 7 February 2021, disaster struck in the Indian Himalayas. In Chamoli district, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, a...
Avalanche In Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, Alert Issued
An avalanche occurred in an area close to the Niti valley in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday. Information was received...
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 April 15 decided to opt...
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 flood on Feb. 7 that...
Deadly Floods Bare Conflicts From Hydropower Boom
Growing up in a remote tribal village high in the Himalayas, Kundan Singh loved to play on a field by...
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 Himalayan region of northern India...
Clear Impact Of Climate Change In Uttarakhand Disaster
Under the weight of a suspected avalanche, a massive chunk of ice and frozen mud broke away from a glacier...
Last Rites: Helicopter Flies Flood-Hit Villagers Home To Mourn
For three days, Sushma Rana waited at a makeshift dirt helipad in the Himalayas to return to her village and...
Rising Waters Disrupt Rescue Bid In U’khand Tunnel After Avalanche
Authorities in India warned on Thursday of rising water levels in a Himalayan river valley hit by a major avalanche...
‘We Are Staying’: Distraught Families Wait For News Of Missing
When Tarun Dev first saw reports of flooding in the Himalayas, he felt afraid. His brother, Jugal Kishore, a 35-year-old...
U’khand Glacier Burst: Drones Draw Blank In Search For Workers
Rescuers in northern India made a vain attempt on Wednesday to find signs of life using a drone to search...
