All posts tagged "Environment"
-
549EcologyIgnored 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....
-
379Environment
Pulwama: Dumping of hundreds of sheep hides causes unbearable stench
Pulwama: Hundreds of sheep hides of sacrificial animals have been dumped on the banks of Romushi Nallah near Zagigam in Pulwama. Locals...
-
1.2KDevelopment
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...
-
575Ecology
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...
-
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...
-
1.0KClimate 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,...
-
1.0KEnvironment
How illegal pursuit of riverbed material is threatening the habitat of Kashmir’s trout fish
In complete violation of the JK Fisheries Act, illegal extraction of sand and boulders from various trout streams of Bandipora, and adjoining...
-
237Environment
New Delhi constitutes JK Environment Impact Assessment Authority
Srinagar: The Union Government on Friday constituted State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Jammu and Kashmir and in consultation with the State...
-
2.4KWildlife
From Gupkar to tiller’s land, Kashmir’s human-snake conflict has come home as an alarm call
Lately when a sun-tanned farmer caught a snake from his paddy field somewhere in Kashmir’s countryside, long-standing fears about crawling creatures only...
-
674Environment
Chinar symbol, identity of Kashmir: Advisor Ganai
Srinagar: Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai on Friday launched a massive Chinar plantation drive in Kashmir with a message to society...
