Uttarakhand battles forest fires with Indian Air Force s help, cancels leaves of officials, files cases against suspects; fires in Kumaon region continue. | Latest News India
Uttarakhand has recorded 6,701 instances of big and small forest fires this April, compared to only 900 in the same period last year, data from the Forest Survey of India has shown | Latest News India
An uptick in the sale of land to non-residents has sparked widespread concern about employment, food security and increased stress on natural resources.
For months, residents in the Himalayan foothills of Uttarakhand have been fighting for the introduction of land laws that would prevent agricultural land from being sold to people from outside the state. These protests come at a time of transition in Uttarakhand. As infrastructure and business development for tourism increase, the region has seen an […]
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