All posts tagged "Environment"
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599EcologyDamned 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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366News
Asteroids may have brought water to earth billions of years ago, finds study
Water may have been brought to earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, AFP reported quoting scientists as...
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2.2KEnvironment
After shock, Kokernag sinkhole likely to unearth buried secrets
Interesting findings like source of springs may soon surface as Kokernag sinkhole has become a tracer-driven advanced study. This may throw light...
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2.5KCulture
Wailing witnesses: The Chinars of Kashmir
Chinars! What must have passed under their comfortable shades, of men assembling at noon complaining of toils, admitting thankfulness, women solemnly swearing...
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2.0KEnvironment
From bad air to binned cleaning-agents: Is Kashmir replicating Delhi?
Despite National Green Tribunal ban on burning of waste in open places, Kashmir continues to grapple with the pungent air emanating from...
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785Tourism
Worried about destruction of environment, littering on trekking routes: KCCI
Hits out at inability of LAWDA in de-weeding Dal Lake Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) has said that...
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2.7KEnvironment
Life in Srinagar—Part I: Pathos and Pollution of Dal Lake
Despite its indigenous Hanji community fighting the protracted battle to protect and preserve their centuries-old identity, over 40 percent of houseboats vanished...
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1.3KCrime
Police arrests two poachers for killing migratory birds, misusing licensed weapon
Ganderbal: Police arrested two accused persons, Javid Ahmad Malla and Mushtaq Ahmad Malla of Fethapora Ganderbal for “misusing their licensed weapon and...
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1.3K2Crime
Hyderabad based company ‘illegally’ chops down over 300 trees in central Kashmir
Srinagar: A Hyderabad-based major infrastructure company, Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd which is responsible for the construction of the 14.5-kilometer Zojila Tunnel...
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2.0KEcology
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....
