Kashmir College Students Environmentally Aware, But Activism Remains Low: Study
SRINAGAR: Undergraduate students in Kashmir Valley show strong awareness and favourable attitudes towards environmental protection and sustainable development, but their engagement largely stops at...
SKUAST-K Graduate Secures Fully Funded PhD Admission at South Korea’s Jeonbuk National University
SRINAGAR: Zarka Naseer Khan, a postgraduate in Veterinary Microbiology from the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), has secured admission...
23 Srinagar Wards Face High or Very High Earthquake Vulnerability, Study Finds
SRINAGAR: Nearly one-third of Srinagar’s municipal wards face high or very high earthquake vulnerability. The most exposed areas are concentrated in the densely built-up...
Ancient Kashmir was a ‘No Cat’s Land’ But Felines Were Always Around
SRINAGAR: Ancient Kashmir may have been a land of elephants, horses, cattle, tigers, lions, bears and a remarkable variety of birds and reptiles, but...
Invasive Weed Spotted in Srinagar, SKUAST-K Warns Of Spread
SRINAGAR: The detection of the highly invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus L in an agricultural field in Srinagar has prompted Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences...
Volcanic Rocks Likely Source of Lithium in Reasi Bauxite, GSI Study Finds
SRINAGAR: Altered volcanic rocks are the most probable source of lithium in the bauxite deposits of Salal-Haimna in Reasi, with the mineral subsequently released...
‘False Garlic’ Recorded in Jammu Kashmir for the First Time, Researchers Warn of Potential...
SRINAGAR: A plant known as ‘false garlic’, an alien weed that can be difficult to eradicate because it reproduces prolifically through underground bulblets and...
Nearly Half of Poonch Forest Division Faces Moderate to High Fire Vulnerability, Study Reveals
SRINAGAR: A comprehensive spatial mapping study has revealed that nearly half of the Poonch Forest Division in Jammu and Kashmir is exposed to moderate...
AI Analysis Traces Three Geological Sources Feeding Wular Lake
SRINAGAR: A new study of sediments from Wular Lake has identified three principal geological sources feeding the Kashmir lake: Higher Himalayan crystalline rocks, Panjal,...
Kashmir’s Flood Vulnerability Deepened by Urbanisation, Degraded Riverscape and Policy Failures, Study Finds
SRINAGAR: A new study on Kashmir’s flood vulnerability has found that the region’s exposure to devastating floods is not a consequence of extreme rainfall...
SKUAST-K Students Win International One Health Award at World Congress in Lisbon
SRINAGAR: Students of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) have won international recognition for their One Health initiative, securing the...
Kishtwar Proglacial Lake Could Double Up Within 15 Years as Glacier Retreats, Study Warns
SRINAGAR: A proglacial lake in the Warwan sub-basin of the Chenab River in Kishtwar has expanded by about 350 per cent between 1993 and...
Kashmir Valley May Be Accommodating a Hidden Right-Lateral Fault, Study Finds
SRINAGAR: A new study has found geomorphological evidence suggesting that the Kashmir Valley is accommodating a large-scale right-lateral, or dextral, tectonic movement along a...
Kashmir Study Calls for Grafted Walnut Trees to Curb Deadly Harvesting Falls
SRINAGAR: Kashmir should phase out its traditional seedling-origin walnut trees and replace them with grafted varieties to reduce serious injuries and deaths from falls...
Bollywood’s Kashmir: A Paradise on Screen, But Where Are the Kashmiris?
SRINAGAR: Bollywood has repeatedly presented Kashmir as a paradise of snow-covered mountains, lakes, gardens and romance while largely leaving Kashmiri culture, identity and lived...
