One of our village mango tree called ‘Lamtharya’, known for its distinct flavor and sweetness could not bear the brunt of heavy rain and storm and was eventually uprooted in the month of April 2014. I came to know of it after seeing my nephew Babbe’s post on facebook with photo and news that ‘Lamtharya’ … Read more
While conscious citizens and social activists were celebrating Earth Day on 22 April 2013, one saw foam and Plastic being burned in the main popular road-Rajpur Road of Dehradun in Uttarakhand state and polluting the environment in the beautiful valley of Doon. Well….. who will compalin and where to complain is the question.
Prof Robert Chambers from Institute of Development studies, was in a National Workshop on Sanitation, in Nainital-Uttarakhand from 16 to 18 April.2013. It was a pleasure to intereact with him for the first time, especially after having reads his books, particulary, “Rural Development: Putting the last First” and his works on Participatory Rural Appraisal and … Read more
The rather banal Amartya Sen-Jagdish Bhagwati debate that is being played out in the Indian media misses out what is, in many ways, the crucial third agent (beyond the state and the market), in whose name development is carried out: people organised as communities and collectives. Ashish Kothari and Aseem Shrivastava are the authors of … Read more
People on Dharna with their banner against the Liquor Shop on the main road-Araghar chowk in Dehradun. The new liquor licenses will be effective from next month.One can also see….. the liquor shop with a banner…. showing heavy discount!!Will shifting the shop elsewhere/anywhere …solve the problem……
Uttarakhand on Friday became the first state in the country to start tabulating a gross environment product (GEP) a measure of the health of the states natural resources which would be released alongside GDP figures every year.Formulation of the new green measure which would give out yearly updates on the status of the states glaciers, … Read more
Soon after taking the charge of the Health Ministry, the Uttarakhand Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, in his mission to improve the health services in the state, did not loose time to check and inspect the state of affairs in the hospitals and health centers. While the general public did appreciate his enthusiasm and … Read more
The Bridge which gave way at the fag end… The broken Chauras Bridge near Srinagar-Garhwal. Who to blame..The Engineers or the Contractors. The old Suspension Jhula bridge is still serving its purpose……
On the right bank of Ramganga river is Kapkot block of Bageshwar district and on the left is the Munsiyari block of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state ….Photo Ramesh Krishak