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In a first, 14 majestic Hanguls caught on camera in South Kashmir’s Shikargah

by Hirra AzmatEnvironment Kashmir Latest News Lead StoriesJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020

Srinagar: Wildlife conservationists have a reason to rejoice as 14 majestic Hanguls have been sighted in the Shikargah area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Wildlife Warden Shopian Intesar Suhail said the…

Surgery to DNA bank: Kashmir all set to have first of its kind ‘wildlife hospital’

by Hirra AzmatEnvironment Kashmir Latest NewsJune 20, 2020June 20, 2020

Srinagar: For the first time, Kashmir is set to have a state-of-the-art hospital for wild animals. Department of Wildlife is coming up with high-end Wildlife Health Care Centre at Dachigam…

Living with COVID: Beating tension with a dash of creativity

by Hirra AzmatEnvironment Kashmir Latest NewsJune 12, 2020June 12, 2020

Srinagar: Amid COVID-19 gloom, Asmi discovered the joy of harvesting the fruits of her labour quite literally!Every day, the 34-year-old government teacher, hailing from the uptown area of Srinagar, spends…

Another locust attack in India in July, warns UN’s FAO

by Monitor News DeskEnvironment Latest News NewsJune 6, 2020June 6, 2020

New Delhi: India might face another attack of crop-munching desert locusts in July, the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO) has warned amid an ongoing outbreak that has…

Lockdown, toothless laws: Forest smugglers exploit situation to loot green gold in Kashmir

by Firdous HassanBusiness Environment Kashmir Latest NewsMay 18, 2020May 18, 2020

Srinagar: Covid-19 lockdown and new forest law with ‘bailable’ provisions has emboldened the forest smugglers to loot green gold in Kashmir. For the last two months, there has been a rampant…

KCCI flags timber loot across Kashmir, asks LG to take action against erring officials

by Monitor News BureauEnvironment Kashmir Latest NewsMay 16, 2020May 16, 2020

Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry Saturday flagged “major loot and plunder” of green gold in the forests of Kashmir and claimed that the forest department had miserably…

50 years of Earth Day: Will we have 100?

by GuestEnvironment Latest News OpinionApril 22, 2020April 22, 2020

By Kimberlee Hurley Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Started in 1970 in the wake of a number of environmental disasters, particularly the Santa Barbara, CA oil spill…

Water insecurity rising in Hindu Kush Himalayan region: Study

by Press Trust of IndiaEnvironmentMarch 2, 2020March 1, 2020

Srinagar, Mar 1: Rapidly changing climate and inadequate urban planning is causing water insecurity in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, a new study said on Sunday. The study covering…

Snow avalanches killed 100 people in last three years

by Hirra AzmatEnvironmentFebruary 26, 2020February 25, 2020

Srinagar, Feb 25: Around 100 people have lost their lives in a series of avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall in the last three years. According to the data released by…

Thanks to Project Tiger: Majestic Hangul gets a new lifeline in Kashmir

by Hirra AzmatEnvironmentFebruary 24, 2020February 25, 2020

Srinagar, Feb 23: Majestic Hangul has got a new lifeline after Jammu and Kashmir government decided to adopt `Project Tiger’ model to arrest the declining population of the critically endangered…

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CBI begins preliminary probe into Rs 9,000 cr J&K hydro project

Sikh group’s efforts bear fruit: J&K’s first Miyawaki forest lush and green in just a year

Waste dumped in Wular: NGT seeks action-taken report from Kashmir Govt

Man-animal conflict: Kashmir Wildlife Dept sets-up accommodation for team at Nishat Conservation Reserve

Watch: Kashmir’s iconic Panther House to charm visitors in new avatar

‘Encroaching forest land’: CBI initiates probe against trust run by Lal Singh

Govt creates J&K Forests Dev Corp, company to take over erstwhile SFC