Arif Shafi Wani As experts have been warning of major earthquakes of high magnitude in Jammu and Kashmir without any specific timeframe as it falls […]
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Environment
Wular Wonder! Long-Tailed duck sighted in Kashmir after 84 Years
After a gap of 84 years, a rare duck species has been found in Wular lake—Asia’s largest fresh lake, bringing cheers to bird enthusiasts in […]
Guard the Green Gold
By: Mohmmad Jalal-Ud-Din Water and forests are the two important resources of a land mass to sustain living organisms on it. Any country bereft of […]
Kashmir’s farmers suffer floods and drought as glaciers melt
When spring flooding in Kashmir’s Himalayan mountains drowned the mustard crops on Ghulam Hassan’s farm, he knew at least he would have his summer rice […]
Light to moderate rain, snow predicted in next 24 hours: MeT
Predicting further dip in temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir, Meteorological Department on Friday said that they are expecting rains and snow in Union Territory during […]
Brari Nambal lagoon on verge of extinction
Known for its glory until the seventies, Brari Nambal lagoon, also known as Baba Demb, is in its last throes. The unabated encroachment on the lagoon […]
Is J&K witnessing the brunt of Climate Change?
‘In Last 28 Years, Mean Temperature Rose By 2.32°C and 1.45°C In Jammu and Kashmir Regions’ Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing the brunt of climate […]
Higher altitudes in Kashmir region experience snowfall, tourists amazed
The upper reaches of the Kashmir Valley witnessed snowfall, leading to a drop in temperature across the region. Rains lashed the plains in the region, […]
Fewer willows worry famed Kashmir’s Cricket bat industry
Lines of shops display neat stacks of willow wood along a nondescript motorway in Kashmir’s Sangam village. Behind the shops are small manufacturing units, where […]
Reckless disposal of plastic waste: High-altitude lakes in Kashmir bear brunt of trekkers’ rush
Jammu & Kashmir has welcomed record number of tourists this year. But at a price. Unprecedented and unregulated tourist footfall to Kashmir’s high-altitude trekking sites […]