Respecting Religious Sentiments Doesn't Mean Constructing 6-Lane Highways

In recent years, the twin demands of both religion and defence have been added to the development argument to sweep aside environmental and terrain considerations while undertaking infrastructure......

Rishiganga hydro project washed away by glacier burst

A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has......

Navy team measures depth of glacial lake in Tapovan

In a joint operation, an Indian Air Force Advanced Light Helicopter winched navy's divers to measure the depth of a glacial lake formed upstream of Tapovan in Uttarakhand following the devastating......

Uttarakhand: 3 more bodies recovered, toll reaches 65

Three more bodies were recovered from the National Thermal Power Corporation's flood-ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site on Saturday taking the toll in the February 7 glacial disaster in......