Faith Healers Emerge as Key Link in South Kashmir’s Mental Health Gap, Study Reveals
SRINAGAR: A study of 903 people with a lifetime history of psychiatric morbidity in South Kashmir has found that nearly 30 per cent never...
Kashmir Faces Potential ‘Great’ Earthquake as Accumulated Strain, Vulnerable Geology and Unsafe Construction Combine:...
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Valley faces the potential for a major, destructive earthquake as centuries of accumulated tectonic strain along the Kashmir seismic gap combine...
Kashmir’s Transgender People Face Discrimination Despite Welfare Policies, Study Finds
SRINAGAR: Transgender people in Kashmir continue to face systemic discrimination, family rejection, violence, restricted livelihood opportunities and barriers to education, healthcare and property rights,...
Kashmir Rainfall Study Finds Widespread Decline, Srinagar Faces Rising Rainfall Risk
SRINAGAR: Rainfall is declining significantly at five of six meteorological stations across the Kashmir Valley, while Srinagar is witnessing an upward trend in annual...
Kashmir Develops India’s First Climate-Specific Mulberry Variety for Temperate Sericulture
SRINAGAR: In a significant breakthrough for temperate sericulture in India, the Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSB–CSR and TI), Pampore, has developed and...
Dal Lake Fish Diversity in Sharp Decline, Study Finds; Only Eight Species Recorded
SRINAGAR: A new study found a significant decline in Dal Lake's fish diversity, with researchers recording only eight species during a six-month survey in...
Invasive Weed Completes Life Cycle in Kashmir, Study Warns of Spread into Agricultural Ecosystems
SRINAGAR: An invasive weed capable of surviving Kashmir's sub-zero winters and completing its life cycle in the Valley has established a self-sustaining population in...
AI Agents May Soon Operate Without Human Owners, Raising New Control Risks
SRINAGAR: Artificial intelligence systems could soon move beyond being tools controlled by humans. They may become autonomous digital actors. They could earn money, pay...
Poor Pollination Linked To ‘Hen And Chicken’ Disorder In Sahebi Grapes: SKUAST-K Study
SRINAGAR: A study by researchers at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) has found that poor pollination could be a...
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...
