Restoration of river Jhelum has hit a roadblock as authorities have failed to take measures for removal of encroachments from its banks. Encroachments dot the […]
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Environment
Study reveals unique behaviour of captured wild animals
With man-animal conflict on the rise in Kashmir, a first-of-its-kind scientific study has thrown light on the newer aspects of this conflict and the behaviour […]
Would Kashmir’s autumnal grandeur be lost to urbanization greed?
As ripening paddy fields impart a magical golden-brown magnificence to the countryside, the soothing autumnal sun shines to confirm that the season of plenty has […]
CM orders realignment of 388 houseboats in Dal Lake
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today ordered the Lakes & Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) to immediately undertake realignment of houseboats at Doldum to prevent the […]
Jhelum continues to shrink due to illegal encroachments
Even after one year of floods, nothing seems to have changed when it comes to removing encroachments along the Jhelum in Kashmir. During September-2014 floods, […]
Mitigation measures yet to take off for future floods
With a series of mitigation measures recommended by experts remaining unimplemented over the past year, the threat of floods remains real in Kashmir. The recommendation […]
PHE to spend Rs 13 lakh on half marathon, forgets desilting of water bodies!
At a time when the department of Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control is yet to start desilting process of water bodies after a […]
Climate change may decrease JK’s hydropower generation: Report
The demand of electricity in Jammu and Kashmir will touch 19,500 million units by 2020-21, even as “prevalent climate change scenario” in the state is […]
Govt puts Brari Nambal restoration on backburner
Signifying non-seriousness of the Government to restore the Brari Nambal lagoon in Shaher-e-Khaas, the much-hyped conservation project to salvage the water body is yet to […]
NIELIT plans to develop flood alert system in Kashmir
The Rangreth-based National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT, previously DOEACC) plans to develop hi-tech flood alert system in Kashmir, which according to it […]