BUSINESS
Environment-development conundrum in the Himalayas
There is a need for a multi-disciplinary expert committee to review all projects before the implementation stage. The attempt should be to minimise damage to life and property
BUSINESS
The hills need strategies to mitigate the risk of a disaster
Several districts of Uttrakhand are disaster-prone. And, it is not just due to climate change. Mining, tree-felling and wrong techniques employed for road expansion are causing landslides and land subsidence
POLITICS
Congress ready to crack the whip to check infighting in Uttarakhand
Party leaders in the state agree that it is high time that the party focussed on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections instead of airing their grievances in public.
INDIA
Chardham Yatra: Heavy inflow of pilgrims expected this season
More than 50 lakh pilgrims are expected for the yatra that begins on April 22 amid rising Covid cases in the country. The Uttarakhand government has not put any restrictions on the yatra this year.
INDIA
Double whammy for power, water consumers in Uttarakhand
The rise in tariffs has upset both, consumers and industry associations in the hill state. The latter has said they may move to other states like UP. That’s not all. Opposition parties have piled ridicule on the government for having lowered the price of liquor in the new excise policy.
BUSINESS
The Joshimath crisis – have we learnt any lessons?
To save Himalayan towns from further deterioration, and future disasters, the focus needs to be on sustainable development and not aggressive unplanned development
