Nearly a year after a ministerial panel cleared an Indo-Sino company to dredge the Wular Lake, the Governor’s administration has cancelled the contract that had […]
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Environment
Surrounded by glaciers, Kashmir faces drought-like conditions as precipitation levels dwindle
In 2002, the Jammu and Kashmir government set up a water-treatment plant at Pokhribal in Srinagar to supply drinking water from the Dal Lake to […]
Wular has lost its primary function of flood absorption basin for Jhelum
Not so long ago Wular in Bandipore was considered to be one of the largest freshwater lakes in Aisa, acting as a natural flood reservoir […]
Heavy rains likely across Kashmir Valley in next few days
Kashmir is likely to receive downpour over the next few days with the state weather department predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places in the region. […]
Heavy militarization of Kashmir Valley risking Environment, Ecology
Policy Group, civil society ask Govt to adopt concrete measures to save environment Several members of Environment Policy Group (EPG) and civil society Monday asked […]
What happens to the plastic you throw away every day?
In the absence of proper segregation of waste inside homes, the danger from hazardous plastics falls on the trash collectors, most of whom are poorly […]
Dal Lake gets dull as waste dumping goes on
“Perhaps in the whole world, there is no corner as pleasant as the Dal Lake,” said Sir Walter Lawrence in his book ‘Valley of Kashmir’. […]
J&K to witness heavy rainfall from June-September: IMD
Jammu and Kashmir will get the highest overall rainfall during the June-September period and July will be the wettest month, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) […]
Take up procurement of machinery for deweeding in Cabinet: HC to Govt
The High Court has directed the government to re-submit the proposal for procurement of machinery for de-weeding Dal lake here to the state cabinet. “Memorandum […]
Tourism properties, resorts ‘No-polythene zones’: Director Tourism Mehmood Shah
Use of polythene and disposable plastic at tourist destinations and properties in Jammu and Kashmir can now lead to cancellation of a violating operator’s license. […]