Dehradun/Rudrapur: Five people drowned in separate incidents while bathing in rivers, a dam, and a reservoir in Nainital, ...

Located at an altitude of 2,700 meters, the Chandrabadni Temple is a sacred Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Chandrabadni. The temple offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and ...

Beyond environmental battles, she led efforts against liquor shops harming rural communities and fiercely opposed the Tehri Dam, spotlighting the human costs of large-scale development. Eschewing fame ...

The terrain factors were examined to check its relation to land cover changes. The result shows high forest clearance along the Tehri Dam, more on a moderately steep slope (40%) and predominantly in ...

But leave she did, time and again, for tasks even more acute, ever more urgent. Plans were afoot since the mid-1970s to build a big dam at Tehri, on the Bhagirathi River, source headstream of the ...

As the soil erodes, especially during the rains, this leads to landslides. Moreover, cutting of the hills for construction and increased rains due to the increased catchment area of the Tehri Dam have ...

In June 2017, the Reserve Bank of India sent shockwaves through the nation as it disclosed a list of the country’s twelve biggest defaulters who were responsible for approximately a quarter of all bad ...

She inspired common village women to join the Chipko Movement and the prohibition campaign. Under her inspiration, thousands of women participated in the Tehri dam agitation in 1990 and 1990-91. Vimla ...

Vimla Bahuguna, aged 93, passed away in Dehradun. She was a vital figure in movements like Chipko and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, and fought for causes like land distribution, education, and ...