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March 26, 2023 05:42 PM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to kick off celebrations in April to mark 50 years of Project Tiger with the release of the 2022 tiger census, and other announcements.
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March 25, 2023 03:43 PM IST Lush greenery, fresh air, and breathtaking views of the Himalayas are the hallmarks of this charming town in Uttarakhand.
- March 22, 2023 09:14 PM IST
In Australia, which is reeling under the worst heatwave in decades, experts have blamed the rising temperature for the death of "millions of fish" in New South Wales.
- February 20, 2023 12:13 PM IST
The prime minister, who was virtually addressing a Rozgar Mela to distribute appointment letters among assistant teachers here, described teachers as a medium for big change.
- January 26, 2023 05:48 PM IST
In a major announcement, apparently eyeing the Assembly elections slated to be held by the end of this year, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said unemployed youth will be given a monthly allowance from the next financial year.
- January 24, 2023 10:50 AM IST
While cracks have been appearing in houses in Joshimath for the last 14 months, the situation aggravated with rapid land subsidence in early January. As of January 18, 849 houses were damaged and 838 people shifted to safer places.
- January 21, 2023 01:48 PM IST
Some animals have been left behind in houses, desolate and deserted as the cracks on their walls deepen, and some smaller pets have been crammed into shelter homes along with families forced into one room.
- January 19, 2023 08:46 PM IST
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a meeting with senior officials to review relief work being carried out in Joshimath and said there will be no dearth of funds for disaster management measures to be taken in the town.
- January 16, 2023 05:24 PM IST
A public interest litigation sought financial aid and wanted the crisis in the hill state's pilgrim town of Joshimath declared a national disaster. The high court is already hearing a plea on the issue
- January 14, 2023 10:38 AM IST
Nearly 700 buildings in Joshimath, a culturally and historically important holy town in Uttarakhand, have developed cracks. Local authorities are evacuating residents.
- January 13, 2023 04:36 PM IST
The Joshimath crisis highlights the need to foster a collaborative culture and interdisciplinary thinking which will help in better decision-making and create an environment of shared ownership and vision
- January 13, 2023 12:28 PM IST
As early as in the mid-seventies the Mishra committee’s report had called for the banning of heavy construction work in the Joshimath area
- January 12, 2023 06:06 PM IST
Resident of Joshimath town in Uttarakhand broke down as they left their homes that have been marked ‘unsafe’ by the district administration in the wake of the landslide and subsidies. These buildings have all been marked with red ‘X’ marks.
- January 12, 2023 06:22 PM IST
Four other Union ministers - Nitin Gadkari (road transport), R K Singh (power), Bhupendra Yadav (environmental and forest) and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (jal shakti) attended the meeting along with top officials.
- January 12, 2023 10:43 AM IST
Rehabilitation has all along been treated as a simple mechanical exercise. The bigger question in Joshimath’s case is whether we can rehabilitate a heritage, memories, trees, waterfalls and more importantly, jobs
- January 11, 2023 03:03 PM IST
Starting January 11, 2023, Jio users in Dehradun will be invited under the Welcome Offer to experience unlimited data with up to 1 Gbps+ speed at no additional cost.
- January 11, 2023 09:56 AM IST
To save Himalayan towns from further deterioration, and future disasters, the focus needs to be on sustainable development and not aggressive unplanned development
- January 10, 2023 03:18 PM IST
Bhatt to hold discussions with officials about the damage done by land subsidence.
- January 10, 2023 02:00 PM IST
Warnings that Joshimath was situated on an old landslide zone and could sink if development continued unabated were ignored. By 2013, 292 big hydro projects were under construction or planned for India’s Himalayan region, one every 10 kilometres or so
- January 10, 2023 09:46 AM IST
Water accumulation under the ground in the affected area is considered to be in Joshimath but the source of the water is yet to be ascertained.
- January 09, 2023 08:04 PM IST
Many families in the affected area are finding it hard to sever their emotional ties with their homes and move out.
- January 09, 2023 07:42 PM IST
The opposition party described it as a man-made disaster and sought enhanced compensation for each house affected due to the "unbridled development" in the area.
- January 09, 2023 03:06 PM IST
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha said the plea filed by Anoop Baranwal and others is devoid of merit and does not warrant to be entertained.
- January 09, 2023 11:46 AM IST
Experts have warned for decades that Joshimath is not capable to handle the construction activities that have only increased over the years.
- January 08, 2023 02:11 PM IST
Highlighting the woes of over 3000 people of Joshimath, the plea said cracks have developed in at least 570 houses due to continued land subsidence.
