All posts tagged "Environment"
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3.1KEcologyWorld 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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4.4KCulturePhoto 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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4.1KClimate ChangeIndia’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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4.7KEnvironmentHow 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...
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1.6KEnvironmentNew 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...
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15.0KWildlifeFrom 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...
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2.5KEnvironmentChinar 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...
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2.4KDevelopmentGreen Srinagar Initiative: DC Srinagar reviews preparedness for launch on March 15
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, on Tuesday reviewed the preparedness for launch of the ambitious Green Srinagar Initiative under...
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2.8KSocial MediaNew social media challenge #TrashTag encourages people to share selfies after cleaning public places
After weird social media trends where people would jump out moving cars, put ice cold water over their heads, and even eat...
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6.2KEcologyView from the ragpickers’ shanties: ‘We feel much safer here’
Non-local ragpickers who scrounge for trash find conflict zone called Kashmir ‘safer’ than ‘shining’ mainland India. Even though they live shabbily and...
