All posts tagged "Ecology"
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228EcologyAdventures of Kashmir’s ‘Butterfly Man’
From feral dogs to toxic snakes, an uncanny researcher braved it all to document butterflies of Kashmir with scientific precision. In his...
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117Jammu & Kashmir
Wetlands are lungs of Valley, not dumping grounds: Div Com
Calls for local population involvement in cleanliness of Gilsar, Khushalsar Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole on Saturday stressed on revamping...
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562Ecology
Ignored since 2014 floods, huge chunks of Hokersar wetland turn dry as migratory birds arrive
Srinagar: As the season for the migration of birds from the north arrives, huge chunks of Kashmir’s Hokersar wetland have turned dry....
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1.3KDevelopment
Of development, environment and migrant labourers
While development has been sold as an antidote to social and political problems, there are issues that remain unspoken and undiscussed. Indian...
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578Ecology
World Environment Day: As deaths due to COVID-19 rise, experts in Kashmir say environment is healing
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives across the globe, reports suggest that the environment is healing due to reduced human...
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1.0KCulture
Photo Essay: Annual fishing and cleaning festival of Panzath Nag
Kashmir is home to a number of springs and fresh-water bodies. One such spring, the largest in South Kashmir, is Panzath Nag...
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1.1KClimate Change
India’s moves in Kashmir are bad news for climate change activists and the ‘Global Environment’
On August 5, 2019, India, under the directions of its right-wing extremist BJP government, and without consulting either Kashmiris, Pakistan, or China,...
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2.3KClimate Change
The #10YearChallenge Kashmir should worry about: Receding Glaciers, Drying Lakes
Disclaimer: This story is best viewed on a desktop. The Shafat Glacier is a massive 14 kilometres long, and is situated in...
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2.3KWildlife
After decades wild boars make a comeback, sighted in select areas around Srinagar, Handwara
The non native animal has been sighted in Dachigam National Park and Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary Srinagar: Wild boar or pig which is not...
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1.6KEcology
Hundreds of forest trees face axe for Ladakh-Ganderbal transmission line
Locals appeal to the Governor for intervention Ganderbal: A transmission company which is executing work on Ladakh to Alastang Ganderbal 220 KV transmission...
