Sikkim Tunnel tragedy brings back safety concerns in Himalayan projects
PrashantNews From NTPC’s 520 Mw Tapovan Vishnugaad project in Uttarakhand to NHPC’s Teesta Stage VI...
environment
Shishir Prashant Felling of trees at Sat Mod suspended (updating)
PrashantNews Dehradun: In a major relief to environmentalists and local residents protesting against the felling...
Green activists continue protests at Satmod near Rishikesh against felling of trees
PrashantNews Green activists on Tuesday continued their protest demonstrations at Sat Mod area near Rishikesh...
After protests & detentions, woodcutters restart chopping trees for highway widening
PrashantNews Rishikesh: Ignoring days of strong protests, woodcutters on Monday restarted felling sal trees at...
FRI holds forest training programme for Army
PrashantNews A training programme on “Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems” was organized by...
Environment: Uttarakhand govt urged to scrap Bhaniawala project
PrashantNews A group of concerned citizens on Tuesday urged the National Highways Authority of India...
Campaign against noise pollution launched
PrashantNews Dehradun: Raising concern over the growing menace of noise pollution, a group of retired...
El Niño is forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather
PrashantNews El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are forecast to strengthen...
Dr Khajuria is new Director of IGNFA, Dehradun
PrashantNews Dr. Rajendra Prasad Khajuria, an Indian Forest Service officer of 1991 batch belong to...
13 million people affected in Africa due to extreme weather, climate-related events
PrashantNews Extreme weather and climate-related events affected at least 13 million people and led to...
Pollution: Clean Rispana river campaign launched in Dehradun
PrashantNews After years of neglect, the Uttarakhand government has launched a cleaning and rejuvenation drive...
El Nino to hit during June-Aug 26: WMO report
PrashantNews Fuelled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Niño conditions are...
Global temperatures likely to remain near record high levels until 2030, says WMO report
PrashantNews Global average temperatures are likely to continue at near record levels in the next...
SDRF personnel launches cleanliness drive in Mana
PrashantNews SDRF personnel on Tuesday said they have launched a cleanliness drive in Mana in...
El Nino likely to increase in Mid-2026: WMO
PrashantNews An El Niño event is expected to develop from mid-2026, impacting global temperature and...
Hindukush glaciers melting fast, Ganga basin records snow persistence at above-normal
PrashantNews Environmentalists have started ringing alarm bells after Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) snowpack crashed to...
Extreme heat pushes agrifood systems to the brink
PrashantNews Extreme heat events threaten the livelihoods, health and labour productivity of over a billion...
India cooling action plan being implemented in 250 cities: Dr Jitendra Singh
PrashantNews Amid global warming concerns, India cooling action plan (ICAP) is being implemented in over...
Modi inaugurates Delhi-Doon expressway, says project to boost tourism (updating with new pics)
PrashantNews Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 213 km long Delhi-Dehradun expressway which...
CAG finds faults again in centre’s flagship Namami Gange programme
PrashantNews Nearly a decade after finding faults in the implementation of Namami Gange, the flagship...
No rain, no snow, only fires in hills
PrashantNews Rajendra Badoni, an insurance employee in Dehradun, is avid these days for any news...
C R Paatil inaugurates National River Research Centre at WII
PrashantNews Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil on Tuesday inaugurated the National River Research...
Doon’s AQI goes red on New Year Eve
PrashantNews On the New Year Eve, the AQI level on Wednesday in Dehradun, the capital...
Centre welcomes SC’s order on Aravalli hills
PrashantNews The centre on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict which put on hold its...
After Chaturvedi’s expose’, now HC issues notice on 7375 missing pillars in Mussoorie forest division
PrashantNews This year, Chief Conservator of Forests (Action Plan), Uttarakhand, Sanjiv Chaturvedi claimed to have...
Only 0.19% of Aravallis’ total area of 1.44 lakh sq kms is eligible for mining: centre (updating)
PrashantNews Union Environment and Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday said only 0.19% of the...
Dr M M Joshi invokes Gita to protect deeodar trees along Gangotri highway
PrashantNews Former Union Minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi has invoked the most sacred Hindu scripture...
Save deodar trees campaign gains momentum in Harsil
PrashantNews The beauty of Jhala-Harsil-Bhaironghati belt in the Garhwal Himalayas lies in its tall deodar...
Yadav calls for global strategy to deal with disasters
PrashantNews Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav on Friday said due...
CM urged to inspect highly polluted Rispana, Bindal rivers
PrashantNews Concerned citizens of Dehradun on Tuesday urged Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to...