Dilemma of Development or Devastation. by Shishir Prashant

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The catastrophe in Uttarakhand may have been unprecedented, but it is not as if the state government wasn’t unaware of the looming threat. Government reports had warned of the unchecked dangers of urbanisation, and from power projects The dreadful night of June 16 was marked by landslides and torrential rain. The morning after was deceptively … Read more

CLIMATE CHANGE: MELTING GLACIERS AND DRYING RIVERS IN HIMALAYA

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The Himalayan region is not an exception to the climate change issue. The Himalayan mountain range, which spans India, Nepal Bhutan and China, contains some of the world’s highest peaks and largest glaciers. The Himalaya has been experiencing profound climate change impacts, including the melting of glaciers, and the drying up of rivers. This article … Read more

Will Rehabilitation Based Development In Uttarakhand Check Migration From The Hills

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विस्थापित जनित विकास से:  क्या पलायन को रोक सकेगा? बाजारवाद के दौर में भूमि और जल संसाधनों पर इस वक्त निजि कम्पनियों की सर्वाधिक गिद्द दृष्टि है। ऊर्जा के बाद सड़क परिवहन और संचार के रूप में ढ़ाँचागत सुविधाओं की बढ़ती आवश्यकता के चलते भूमि और जल संसाधनों के तेजी से अधिग्रहण के सवाल पर … Read more

Prohibition in Kerala: Hungama Kyu Barpa

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The latest prohibition policy announcement made by the state of Kerala has evoked much debate and discussion in the media and also in the social network sites. Why this Hungama in case of Kerala state, when we already have a long established one in Gujrat and also in North-eastern state of Nagaland, Mizorma and Manipur. … Read more

Himalayan Landslides and Sustainable Development -an Uttarakhand Prespective -Dr.Suneet Naithani

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Himalaya Landslides and Sustainable Development हिमालय और भूस्खलन एवं संन्तुलित विकास “ उत्तराखण्ड एक नजर”                                                                                                               डा0 सुनीत नैथानी भुर्गभ विज्ञानियों के अनुसार हिमालय अभी भी अपनी शिशु अवस्था में है। यह संसार की नवीनतम पर्वत श्रंखलाओं में से एक है। वैज्ञानिकों के अनुसार वलित पर्वतों का निर्माण मध्य मायोसीन काल में हुआ। जो … Read more

Protecting and Conserving our Commons: A case before National Green Tribunal India

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“Forfeiting Our Commons: A Case for Protecting and Conserving Challakere’s Amrit Mahal Kavals as Livelihoods-Supporting, Biodiversity-Rich and Ecologically-Sensitive Grassland Ecosystems” Report Submitted to Expert Committee Appointed by National Green Tribunal. PRESS RELEASE : Bangalore : 29 June 2013 During the years 2009-2010, at least 10,000 acres of precious, biodiversity-rich, grassland ecosystems, protected for centuries as … Read more