The Baba Demb Dump
Neglected by the government and society, the erstwhile transportation pivot of the city, the Baba Demb lagoon has emerged as a new nuisance for...
Saving the Wullar
Wullar, South Asia’s largest fresh water lake, like other water bodies of Kashmir has suffered tremendous deterioration due to government apathy and public greed....
Stinking Beauty
Famous health resort Gulmarg which is known for its vast meadows and wild flower beds is facing existential threat as tonnes of waste generated...
Serving the faith
The conduct of the Amarnath pilgrimage is a garguntaun task every year. A huge number of government employees from almost all the departments have...
Radiation Scare
As otherwise abundant bird species get rare in the cities, experts hold electromagnetic radiation responsible for the mess. The faster communication technologies will add...
The Amarnath Flood
Reviving memories of the 1996 tragedy, the flash flood – the third since 2015, near the cave shrine of Amarnath killed 15 pilgrims and...
Work In Progress
A chain of conservation schemes were launched to revive Dal Lake’s lost glory. Equipped with the latest contraption and expert advice from professionals, the...
A trip to Kousarnag
By Danish Ahmad
Kousarnag- located roughly 141 miles from Srinagar, is considered one of the attractive sites. Every year, thousands of trekkers make the grueling...
The Mughal Road Markhor
Like Hangul, Kashmir is the home to Markhor, a near-threatened species. Officially they exist in the protected areas at Hirpora (Shopian) and Kazinag. The...
A Flailing Society
A civilized society is born out of care for the environment, a sense of duty and belongingness to the places we live in. Kashmir’s...
Drought storm
In Pakistan IFTIKHAR GILANI finds why water issue is upping the ante against India along with the longstanding Kashmir issue.
On my way back to...
The Vanishing Thajiwas
The environmental concerns are mostly focused on the twin tracks leading to the Amarnath cave in Kashmir. But few people are aware that the...
Flying Visitors
Despite vanishing wetlands Kashmir continues to attract thousands of migratory birds every year. But there is more than one migration. Reports Shakir Mir
Every year...
Dumping Kashmir
If environmentalists are to be believed we are sitting on a time-bomb and waiting silently for it to go off. Rizvi Syed Iliyas highlights...
History’s Major Snowfall
Every time there is a snowfall, the media chases the weatherman asking about the dates when it snowed more last time. Even elders are...
