The operating ideology that accessibility is unqualified good and that no peak should be beyond reach turns the mountains into something to be consumed rather than reckoned with.
A decade of landslides have birthed as many as six lakes in Uttarakhand in the last decade. For the first time, a team of scientists from institutes are surveying them.
Report by central committee blames glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) for the incident. Sikkim govt cites a cloudburst. Insiders say destroyed Chungthang dam's insurance at root of debate.
Landslides in Wayanad have claimed over 300 lives. It's a wake-up call to address rapid tourism development, unchecked urbanisation, and illegal quarrying and mining in Kerala.
Opposition to project has been reported since last year. Such deep rooted is traditions in Kullu that people seek blessings from deities before starting any major work.
In Uttarakhand to inaugurate BRO infrastructure projects, the defence minister says climate change in the country is not just a weather-related phenomenon, but also a matter of national security.
Dating from days of British colonial rule when police stations used birds to communicate with each other, Odisha’s carrier pigeon service employs over 100 Belgian Homer pigeons.
IDMC said the figure represented a 20% increase since 2021. The war in Ukraine triggered nearly 17 million displacements last year, while 32.6 million were displaced due to disasters.
Lightning strikes account for 35% of all natural hazard deaths in India but aren't seen as a priority at district-level where awareness & more government funding can save lives.
Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
On lessons from the ongoing West Asia conflict, he says that while US had superior technology and strike capability, Iran used geography to its advantage.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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