Uttarakhand

World Culture Festival damaged Yamuna floodplains, concludes NGT

Heat wave claims 300 lives across the country

Centre releases DPR on forestry intervention for Ganga river

The Babur Nama mentions that the “

Government to install community water purification plants in water toxic zones

Relief assistance to drought-hit Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and flood-hit West Bengal

No temple is as venerated in Uttarakhand as the little unassuming naulas. These small hut-like structures dot the mountains and hold within them a great treasure--water. Usually made of stone masonry with pyramid-like slate roofs, every naula respresents within it a residing spirit which can range from a simple stone piece to an ornately carved statue.

Although the state of Uttarakhand is rich in water and forest resources, its watersheds are under threat of wasting and erosion due to decreased forest cover, faulty agricultural practices, hydrologic imbalances and natural calamities. The growing population is further increasing the pressure on natural resources.

Govind Ram has seen the worst and best that man can do to nature.

Panel not to consider projects until eco-zones are clearly demarcated