Uttarakhand is safe now. Tourists can visit many places and break the myth of “Unsafe Uttarakhand”. Yes, the disaster has damaged Uttarakhand. Its time to rebuild Uttarakhand. It is true that Uttarakhand lost links like roads and bridges, scarcity of food etc in remote villages, thousands became widows and orphan […]
Development
Uttarakhand Disaster: Results of increasing anthropogenic activities. by Dinesh Godiyal
Natural calamities on earth can not be predicted; however the trend of increasing frequency of occurrence has been realized since last few decades. Despite improvement in Science and Technology, increases in the loss of assets and human life have been seen due to such calamities. But the big question is, […]
Maithi Movement: An Introduction
LANSDOWNE TOWN-TEACHING HISTORY
Snake God temple in Garhwal Himalayas
Land Consolidation-Chakbandi campaign in Uttarakhand
Himalayan Berry Bedu
Village festival in CHAI
A three days village festival on 19, 20 and 21 June 2010, was celebrated in village Chai, P.O. Kunjoli, Patti-Kaudiya, via. Lansdowne, District Pauri Garhwal. The occassion was the inaurgration of renovated Durga temple. On the first day a health camp was organized by the village committee for the area […]
Climate Change: Uttarakhand And Himachal Catastrophe
We cannot ignore the climate crisis anymore! We the organisations of Himachal Pradesh the partner of India Climate Justice collective notes with deep anguish the devastating loss of life, livelihoods, and homes in Uttarakhand and Himachal. The death toll is likely in the thousands, way beyond current official figures. We […]
Emergency contraceptive
These days it is heard that unmarried female adolescents and youths are resorting to emergency contraceptive pills after having ‘fun’ with their friends and or colleagues. Though the scientific emergency contraception (EC) was develop in 1974 by Dr. Albert Yuzpe, it was only declared safe and effective in 1997 and […]