Govt hikes pirul procurement rates to Rs 10 a kg
PrashantNews Much before the onset of the summers, the Uttarakhand government has hiked its procurement...
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Shishir Prashant Yamuna to be cleaned in three years time: Top Delhi official
PrashantNews It was a near-miracle when the much-polluted Yamuna in Delhi became visibly cleaner during...
Debate: Mayoral candidates agree to preserve Doon’s greenery
PrashantNews In a significant move, all the main mayoral candidates in Dehradun on Saturday expressed...
Uttarakhand govt in the soup on removing encroachments along Rispana
PrashantNews The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Uttarakhand government to remove encroachments along...
Fern leaf fossil found in Dehradun
PrashantNews IFS officer and Chief Forest Conservator Manoj Chandran recently stumbled upon a fern fossil...
Municipal polls: Call to protect rivers, forest around Doon
PrashantNews The Dehradun Citizens Forum (DCF) on Monday released its Green Agenda for the upcoming...
An increase of 1445sq km in forest, tree cover of India in 3 years
As compared to assessment of 2021, there is an increase of 1445 sq km in...
SDC Foundation Releases the Swachh Survekshan 2023 Report
PrashantNews The Dehradun-based SDC Foundation on Friday released a new report analyzing Uttarakhand’s performance in...
Hopetown school girls prepares insightful report on Doon traffic chaos
PrashantNews Amid the growing traffic chaos in Dehradun, a group of students have come forward...
Gadkari inaugurates India’s first oxygen bird park in Nagpur
PrashantNews Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday inaugurated India’s first...
CM calls for sustainable tourism in Uttarakhand
PrashantNews With natural disasters striking Uttarakhand repeatedly, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said...
Experts call for urgent steps to mitigate forest fires
PrashantNews Despite advancements in science and technology, forest fires, prevalent from February to June, continue...
Khanduri praises PM for ek ped maa ke naam campaign
PrashantNews Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan, who is on a tour of Kumaon...
Uttarakhand launches GEP, becomes first state
Uttarakhand’s GEP is 0.9 percent based on data of 20021-22: Dr Joshi PrashantNews Chief Minister...
Climate Change: Urgent action required
By Dr D Bandyopadhyay Word Research can be written as ‘Re’- meaning again, and ‘search...
CM Dhami sets target of planting 50 lakh trees
Forest Minister says 1.64 cr trees to be planted this year PrashantNews Uttarakhand on Tuesday...
CS calls for quick disposal of e-waste
PrashantNews Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board is going to issue notices to all those government departments...
Need to strengthen disaster management in Uttarakhand
By Anup Nautiyal Dehradun based environmental action and advocacy group, Social Development for Communities (SDC)...
Dehradun is losing its beauty
By Dr Vinod Sharma In the name of making Dehradun a smart city, it’s losing...
Inquiry ordered into Binsar forest fire incident that claimed 4 lives
PrashantNews After suspending two forest officials in the wake of the Binsar wildlife sanctuary incident...
UJVN celebrates world environment day
UJVN MD Singhal calls for protecting environment PrashantNews A tree plantation programme to protect environment...
No new incidents of forest fires in UK in past 24 hours: CS Raturi (updating)
Rains bring relief in UK from forest fires PrashantNews Widespread rains lashing Uttarakhand since Wednesday...
Forest fires under control, eight held (updating)
NDRF asked to remain standby PrashantNews PrashantNews The Uttarakhand Forest Department said on Sunday that...
President calls for re-evaluating norms of development
PrashantNews Women’s health and the sustainable development remain two big issues in Uttarakhand ever since...
Earth Day: Students sensitized about threat posed by plastic
PrashantNews The Social Development for Communities Foundation on Monday celebrated World Earth Day in collaboration...
Include GEP in election manifestos: Joshi
Environmental concern PrashantNews Come Lok Sabha elections in India, environmental concerns have taken a backseat....
One more tigress set free in Rajaji Park under translocation programme
PrashantNews Here is good news for wildlife lovers. The Uttarakhand forest department has translocated one...
Collection of used clothes and other items is not only charity but contribution towards sustainability: Prof Dangwal
Doon varsity organizes collection camp promoting sustainability and community welfare In an inspiring display of...
Efforts on to capture tigress with snare
Efforts on to capture tigress with snare PrashantNews After actor Randeep Hoooda spotted a tigress...
Leopards unleash terror in parts of Dehradun
Leopards unleash terror in parts of Dehradun Shishir Prashant When Kuldip Chowdhary was closing his...