Aquatic Concertina
Protesting boys might be happy that they successfully pull the concertina barricades barring them from crossing the bridges and throw it into the river....
Apple Effect
As the Kashmir periphery is witnessing a literal mass conversion of rice fields into apple orchards, the changes manifesting itself by serious ecological tensions...
Into the Marsh
Hundreds of villagers in Dal lake took hard cash and moved out to live far away from the water body. But in Rakhi Aarath,...
Kashmir: Global Warming
by Jalal Ud Din Baba
Since decade’s human kind on the planet earth has pursued unending war with Mother Nature, in particular with earth and...
Self Flagellation
While flagging key ecological concerns in Kashmir peripheral eco system, Chief Minister talked bluntly about the massive corruption in the state’ rural development department....
A Dry Kolhai
One of the major glaciers, the Kolhai in the Pahalgam Mountains is fast receding. While the blame goes to climatic change, nobody in the...
Explaining Traeth
When the deadly dark clouds burst into bangs, these actually are big bangs for some people because they have to recreate their lives later,...
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...
Budshah’s Nallai Mar
For ages, rulers in Kashmir have constructed canals to improve life and production. But there is no ruler who could come even closer to...
Next Tosamaidan?
After winding up its half-a-century-old gory shell-campaign at Tosamaidan in 2014, army is exploring alternative area. Bajpathri, the fascinating meadow between Pulwama, Budgam and...
Tasteless Anchar
Once famous for its fish, Nadru, and vegetable gardens, Anchar Lake struggles to survive encroachment, waste dump, and official neglect. Syed Asma reports
Son of...
Stone Stories
The stone quarry at Athwajan is in debate for both environmental and human costs. Riyaz Bhat reports
In a span of less than three years,...
‘Royal’ Sale
A Mughal era garden in Dal Lake’s lap is latest causality of land mafia. Sold by the Maharaja to a wealthy local, the garden...
Flying Research
Not many knew that a boy who used to chase dragon flies in paddy fields of Ganderbal will one day come up with research...
Carbon Costs
Hunting new tools to fight the winter chill might be a major challenge for Kashmir given the costs its traditional systems extract from its...
