Himachal Pradesh

In popular culture and popular imagination, Shimla has been cast within the columns of its colonial heritage. Credit: Pritam Das Biswas/Unsplash

How Shimla’s Water Crisis Flows Along Spatial and Economic Lines

Soma Sarkar and Geetanjoy Sahu 29/09/2022

The challenges posed by erratic water supply are harder...

Climate change in the Swiss Alps

Glaciers Vanishing at Record Rate in Alps Following Heatwaves

Emma Farge and Gloria Dickie 27/07/2022

Himalayan glaciers are also on track for a record...

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The Union Govt Is Pushing Hydel – But States Bear the Burden of Keeping It Viable

M. Rajshekhar 09/05/2022

If India misses the 500 GW target, its need...

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‘Our Minds Are Often Restless, Worrying That Floods Will Wash Away Everything’

Vivek Gupta 30/04/2022

'We have no role in disturbing the climate. We...

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Kinnaur Landslides Galvanise Locals Against Rs 5,700 Crore Hydel Project

Vivek Gupta 26/04/2022

Two landslides in Kinnaur last summer which claimed 22...

Landslides downstream of the 300 MW Baspa project in Sangla Valley of Kinnaur PC Sumit Mahar

A Year Since Chamoli Disaster, Himachal’s Dam-Building Spree Unabated

Manshi Asher 07/02/2022

And every time a disaster unfolds, the burden of...

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The Dangerous Irrationality of How Indian Regulators Classify Substandard Drugs

Priyanka Pulla 13/10/2021

While regulators deal with substandard drugs in a way...