Development

Danda will not improve Health Services

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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

Why only Bhagirathi :Hydro Power Projects on the Bhagirathi River & Fragile Himalya

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It is an interesting to see environmentalist and religious people on the same playing fields though both are playing for different ideological and scientific reasons. Though Ganga is a symbol of mother and a divine force and its water used in rituals in most Hindu homes, even by those not so religious, today this sentiment … Read more

हिमालय के तीर्थों को गन्धला न कर भोगवादी पर्यटन

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 उत्तराखण्ड हिमालय को विशाल बाँध परियोजनाओं से बाँधने और तीर्थों पर भोगवादी पर्यटक के मनसूबों पर कहर बनकर टूटी आपदा से सरकार के लिए एक बार फिर हिमालय की रक्षा के लिए चिन्तन जरूरी हो गया है। यदि सरकारें अभी भी नहीं चेती तो एक दिन स्वयं प्रकृति भोग और अतिक्रमण को हटाते हुए हिमालय … Read more

Disaster Management Guidelines Overlooked in Uttarakhand

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Most of disaster management guidelines overlooked in Uttarakhand; several other states inept as well: ASSOCHAM review, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Expressing a deep sense of anguish over misery and devastation caused by flash floods in Uttarakhand, ASSOCHAM today said none of the key guidelines by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on flood control and … Read more

Environmental issues have been raised on the Brick Kiln in Bangladesh

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Environmental issues have been raised on the Brick Kiln in Bangladesh The Brick Kiln in Bangladesh has raised environmental issues Brick kilns play a crucial role in the construction industry. They provide a building material that is used for thousands of structures around the world. The process of brick manufacturing can have serious environmental effects, … Read more

The problem of Lantana

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Once an ornamental plant, Lantana Camara has today become the worst weeds in the world. Presently Lantana camara of family Verbinaceae has become a serious problem for tropical countries, where it has invaded millions of hectares of land. It is reported that Lantana was introduced in India in 1809 (Culcutta Botanical Garden), as an ornamental … Read more

Field Marshal SAM Manekshaw on Leadership and Discipline

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Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw’s Lecture at Defence Services College, Wellington on Leadership and Discipline 11th November, 1998 Commandant, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am fully conscious of the privilege, which is mine, to have been invited here to address the college. A while ago, I was invited to a seminar where the subject was youth, and … Read more

Drudgery in the hills

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The participation of women in large number in the movement for the hill state of Uttarakhand, proved besides other things that they form the backbone of the village economy. Factors like the ever-increasing male migration and the tradition of women taking care of agriculture and related activities have increased their drudgery. They continue to collect … Read more

When Expedience Trumps Expertisem by Ramachandra Guha

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Uttarakhand reiterates that our rulers have contemptuous disregard for the advice of the best scientists and would rather listen to contractors and builders to whom they are beholden for funds In the early 1980s, while doing research on the environmental history of Uttarakhand, I sometimes visited the library of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology … Read more