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Grid-connected rooftop solar plant at Ramakrishna Mission Ashram in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Photo by Muskaan Kapoor.

Solar power could emerge as a dependable energy alternative for Uttarakhand

Muskaan Kapoor 18 Nov 2021
Solar panels in Uttarakhand. State government has launched a solar self-employment scheme to distribute small solar plants upto 25 kilowatt (kW) to 10,000 individuals by the end of March 2022.. Photo by Varsha Singh

Delays and glitches mar Uttarakhand’s solar self-employment scheme

Varsha Singh 22 Sep 2021

Himachal Pradesh and its recurring face-off with disasters

Kapil Kajal 3 Sep 2021

[Commentary] The role of hydropower projects in development and disasters in Uttarakhand

Jeet Singh 2 Aug 2021

Chamoli floods trigger concerns against rapid development in the Himalayan region

Hridayesh Joshi, Mayank Aggarwal 10 Feb 2021

Over 214,000 trees to make way for Ujh hydropower project in J&K

Mayank Aggarwal 26 Jan 2021

[Book review] Indian environmental history for young adults

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 19 Jan 2021

[Obituary] Poet Sugathakumari: She gave voice to the Silent Valley

K.A. Shaji 4 Jan 2021

Editor’s review of 2020: Virus, controversies, wildlife, transitions and wetlands

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 29 Dec 2020

Are forest rules used against tribal people in Jammu and Kashmir?

Athar Parvaiz 1 Dec 2020
Youth from the Kadar community in Athirapilly fishing in a tributary. Photo credit by Aathira Perinchery.

Over 1,800 rainforest trees to be axed for hydropower project near proposed Athirapilly dam

Aathira Perinchery 12 Nov 2020
Bembatty village where the upper reservoir of the Sillahalla hydroelectric project is expected to be located. Photo by Mathimaran.

Concerns over Sillahalla hydroelectric project coming up in the ecosensitive Nilgiris

K.A. Shaji 3 Nov 2020

Hydropower not a very ‘green’ solution in Himachal Pradesh, finds study

Mayank Aggarwal 29 Sep 2020

How a Karnataka district is rapidly losing lush forest cover

Kapil Kajal 2 Jul 2020

The return of the mega hydropower projects across India

Mayank Aggarwal 17 Jun 2020

Controversy returns to Athirappilly as Kerala government reactivates the hydel project proposal

K.A. Shaji 16 Jun 2020

Can Sharavathi river survive another hydropower project?

Arathi Menon 11 Jun 2020

[Commentary] The environmental impacts of the economic package

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 22 May 2020

Etalin hydel plant’s future now hangs on its economic viability

Mayank Aggarwal 13 May 2020

Editor’s pick 2019: Elections, climate change and extreme weather events

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 25 Dec 2019