Ecology | Free Press Kashmir

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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Development

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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Ecology

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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Culture

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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Climate 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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Climate 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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Wildlife

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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Ecology

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...

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Ecology

Unprecedented land filling of agricultural land in Hokersar, HMT triggers panic in locals

Locals appeal to the Governor to order enquiry into revenue authority’s conduct Srinagar: Mass land filling of agricultural land and areas close to...