Climate Change
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2.2KOf jinx, junk, and Jhelum—the old couple whose houseboat ran out of water
As Kashmir is witnessing a severe heatwave, it has affected the horticulture industry as well as the water bodies. A couple of...
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They once grew paddy, but then came floods and the lotus
Ending the crop monopoly of Dal and Nigeen Lakes, Bandipora villages used the pan-Kashmir crisis situation in their favour. Some 180 kanals...
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Kashmir’s water woes: What lies ahead
‘A time may come when each one of us might have to stand in queue for every drop of water that we...
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When no light came from tunnel: The night avalanche struck Kashmir
The avalanches lately hitting valley have revived the horrors of the night when a scribe received news about a tragedy involving amongst...
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South Asia world’s climate-crisis hotspot, says UN Secretary General
South Asia is the hotspot of the climate crisis with the people there most prone to die from its impact, according to...
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Damned ecology: Seven new dams carry high human and environmental cost in Kashmir
Dungduru, Kishtwar: Until a few years ago, Ghulam Hassan Magray, 36, was living comfortably in his native village, Sewerbatti, located just on...
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Of tourists, temperature, trouble—Shifting sands of Ladakh
In recent years, Ladakhis have been moving away from making income primarily from agriculture and instead have been opening guesthouses, restaurants, or...
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Farmers are axing almond trees for apples in Kashmir
Almond growers owning swathes of land in the Karewas of Pulwama have largely shifted to apple farming from 2010 to 2022. ...
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September 2014 Floods – A Memoir
What was built over years and probably decades was undone in a matter of a few days, and we could do nothing...
