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Ecostani: Himalayas need uniform scientific norms for sustainable development

India, Aug. 19 -- The cloudburst intensity in the Himalayas, especially in the north-western parts, appears to have increased in recent decades, causing widespread destruction and loss of lives and pr... Read More


Vulnerable zone bears brunt of disasters

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Close to 5,600 people have died in flash floods mainly caused by extreme rainfall events, cloudbursts and glacial lake overflows mostly in five districts of Uttarakhand since 1970... Read More


Himachal flash floods: How unplanned development led to disaster in Mandi, puts entire region at risk

India, Aug. 5 -- On June 27, pictures of a river covered with logs in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district after a flash flood triggered angry reactions and fresh calls to save the Himalayas. The logs fr... Read More


Unplanned devp to be blamed

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- On June 27, pictures of a river covered with logs in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district after a flash flood triggered angry reactions and fresh calls to save the Himalayas. The log... Read More


Unplanned devp behind Mandi havoc

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- On June 27, pictures of a river covered with logs in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district after a flash flood triggered angry reactions and fresh calls to save the Himalayas. The log... Read More


Ecostani | Why Himachal's Mandi is bearing monsoon brunt in Himalayas

India, Aug. 4 -- On June 27, pictures of a river covered with logs in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district after a flash flood triggered angry reactions and fresh calls to save the Himalayas. The logs fr... Read More


Ecostani | Vijai Sharma: Climate negotiator who once confronted Jairam Ramesh

India, July 27 -- India lost an erudite climate negotiator and Right to Information (RTI) campaigner in Vijai Sharma, former union environment secretary, who after retirement from the Indian Administr... Read More


Ecostani: India's new sulphur norms - A promise at Paris climate summit undone

India, July 21 -- The environment ministry had issued a clarification on July 14 claiming that its July 11 order, exempting thermal power plants in India from using technology to trap sulphur dioxide ... Read More


Ecostani: From Chhattisgarh to Sariska, mining takes precedence over conservation

India, July 7 -- India's lush forests have often been a source of greed for politicians and industrialists who see them, not as biodiversity hotspots, but as a revenue source. From pristine forest la... Read More


Flood intensity declined in most of India except Himalayan, Malabar regions: Study

India, July 7 -- Flood magnitude has decreased in nearly three-fourths of the country in the 40-year period between 1970 and 2010 as compared to the previous 100 years even though flood intensity has ... Read More