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...
Vermicomposting Technology: Umar Khan, shares how biodegradable material can be changed into organic fertiliser
The unscientific dumping or disposal of biodegradable waste is a huge challenge, especially with the increase in population size. However, a Baramulla resident, after studying...
Single-Use Plastic: Complete ban on SUP, Users to be fined
To enforce complete ban on single use plastic (SUP) in Valley, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole convened meeting of Deputy Commissioners and Division Level...
Reading the Tectonic Clock in Kashmir
We must learn how to use the tectonic clock in our favour to avert devastating earthquakes By : Dr Afroz Ahmad Shah Earthquakes occur when...
Melting Glaciers to Cloudbursts, How climate change is impacting Kashmir
By: Syed Shadaab Gillani In its first meeting last week, the Reconstituted Committee of Climate Change Program of the Department of Science and Technology (DST)...
Over one lakh trees axed for Srinagar Ring Road, no plantation on cards
More than 1.10 lakh private trees of Apple, Chinar, Walnut, Mullberry among other species valued at Rs 13.76 crore have been chopped down by the...