The Prized Lotus
After issuing avalanche warnings in army’s meteorological centre at the outset of his career, Sonam Lotus is a celebrity in Kashmir for his apt...
“For me a snowless Chilai Kalan is not worrisome but if the trend of...
Professor and HoD Earth Science in Kashmir University Shakil Ahmed Ramshoo tells Saima Bhat that in next few decades amount of snowfall in Chilai...
Right to Vandalize
With people trying to shadow environmental concerns by invoking religion the controversy surrounding Kousar Nag yatra refuses to die down. Shah Abbas tries to...
The dying Chinar
By: Mir Liyakat Nazir
Jis khak ke zamir main ho aatishe Chinar
Mumkin nahin ki sard ho wo khaakee arjumand…
(The dust that has in its conscience...
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...
Preserve or Perish
Shabir A Dar
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
World Environment Day is an annual event...
Good faith, bad policy
Though the state high court has kept in view the sensitive environment of Jammu and Kashmir while ordering to seal hundreds of hotels across...
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...
Dumping Woes
The debate around Achan dumping site misses one important element: the security of kids living in the neighbourhood from canine dogs. Syed Asma spends...
Cementing Livelihood
With concrete replacing traditional ways of demarcating farmlands a huge chunk of land is left useless across Kashmir. The trend not only changes the...
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...
Unpopular Poplars
With experts issuing sustained warnings over the health hazards created by Russian Poplars or Rusi Frass in summers, there seems to be no end...
Dumped Waters!
The splendid beauty of Brari Nambal lagoon once fascinated the King of Kashmir, Budshah, but gross neglect over the years has now reduced it...
Unplumbed Treasure
Having studied springs in Kashmir for over a decade, a researcher at University of Kashmir has found that not only are all the trace...
Erasing Past
The discovery of a fossil-rich site at Guryul Khonmoh by a British geoscientist in late 19th century initiated studies that geologists claim helped them...
