Environment

Environment

Ranjit Sagar Dam on Ravi River, Punjab & Jammu and Kashmir, India. From J&K side, Thein, Basohli, Kathua. Ravi River water was allocated to India under Indus Water Treaty of 1960. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Water Must Flow, Diplomacy Must Prevail

Altaf Hussain Wani

5 hours ago

3 min read

Indus Waters Treaty cannot be sacrificed to political retaliation in a climate-stressed South Asia

A view of the rain-fed Nallagandala Lake, which is rain-fed urban water body, in Hyderabad.

Comment Articles

Misunderstood, Misinterpreted and Misguided Urban Lake Governance and Management in Hyderabad

Dr Mansee Bal Bhargava

15 Feb 2026

24 min read

Pilgrims offer prayers at the shrine of Reshimool Saeb (Baba Hyder Reshi) in Anantnag, south Kashmir, expressing gratitude for recent winter snowfall and supplicating Almighty for more precipitation in the coming season.

Comment Articles

The Drying Basin: Late Snow is Pushing Kashmir to the Brink

13 Feb 2026

10 min read

Bihar is India’s most flood-prone state and 76% of the population in north Bihar lives under the recurring threat of floods.

Comment Articles

The Hidden Cost of Floods and The Brutal Math of Poverty in Bihar

09 Feb 2026

9 min read

Protesting against a railway project that threatens his lifetime of hard work and livelihood, a fruit grower hugs his apple tree, his eyes moist in South Kashmir.

Proposed Awantipora-Shopian Rail Line Raises Livelihood Concerns Among Fruit Growers

Shariq Ahmad Lone

20 Jan 2026

7 min read

Snow droughts are increasing in the Himalayan region which is a direct threat to water security in the Himalayan states of India and neighbouring countries. Image is representational.

Snow Droughts in the Himalaya: A Blaring Alarm for Millions

16 Jan 2026

6 min read

Apple laden trees in Hakura Budasgam, Anantnag in Kashmir valley during harvest season in October.

Comment Articles

The Slow Poison: Kashmir's apple orchards are killing their farmers - II

15 Jan 2026

7 min read

Environment

Apple laden trees in Hakura Budasgam, Anantnag in Kashmir valley during harvest season in October.

Toxic Harvest: Kashmir's apple orchards are killing their farmers - I

13 Jan 2026

6 min read

As journalists, we must travel to far-flung edges to ensure that the most vulnerable aren't erased by a digital percentage point.

Comment Articles

Postscript: Beyond the Algorithm, Stories from India’s Invisible Frontlines

29 Dec 2025

5 min read

Dr Nisar Farhad with his father and younger brother representing a generational legacy of dedication to horticulture and farming in Kashmir, where tradition, resilience and affection for the land continue to shape identity and livelihoods.

Comment Articles

Kashmiri Farmers Caught Between Struggle and Survival

Dr Nisar Farhad

23 Dec 2025

5 min read

A satellite image of Srinagar, as viewed on Google Crisis Maps. September 2014. The 42-kilometer long flood channel dug in 1904 exits from a bend in the Jhelum and goes to the left of the picture. Image is representational of 2014 unprecedented floods in Kashmir Valley.

Comment Articles

Climate Crisis: Not Tokenism but Redesigning the Development Model is the Way Forward

07 Dec 2025

7 min read

Environment

A dry dugwell in Latur, Maharashtra. Image is representational only.

Comment Articles

Water Bankruptcy: NITI Aayog’s Report on Water Budgeting Exposes Deficit Crisis, Flags Groundwater Overexploitation

26 Nov 2025

6 min read

A farmer carefully separating the precious crimson stigma from the purple saffron flower after harvest in Pampore, Kashmir.

Kashmir's Saffron Fields Wither, So Does a Way of Life

26 Nov 2025

12 min read

The Kolahoi Glacier is situated in the Lidder Valley, Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir in the Northern Himalayas.

Comment Articles

How Water Scarcity is Forging a New Era of Conflict

19 Nov 2025

8 min read

Producing one AI-created image results in 1 gram of CO₂, as per a recent study by TRG Datacenters.

Comment Articles

Netflix, YouTube Binge Alert: Your Screen Time Is Heating Up the Planet, Finds A New Study

12 Nov 2025

7 min read

Environment

The 30th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change is taking place in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025.

Comment Articles

COP30: Can Twin Warnings Wake Up a World Facing Triple Inequality Climate Crisis?

07 Nov 2025

7 min read

Floodwaters crossed the danger mark in September 2025, disrupting road connectivity in Shamsipora, Anantnag, South Kashmir.

Frequent Floods Weaken Jhelum’s Embankments: No Dredging Threatens Lives, Livelihoods in Riverside Villages

Junaid Manzoor Dar

06 Nov 2025

9 min read

Google Earth image showing Tawi River catchments on upstream and downstream of Jammu City in Jammu and Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Jammu’s Flood Fury Was Man-Made — Here’s the Shocking Evidence From Space

Sarang Yadwadkar

03 Nov 2025

5 min read

Achan landfill of waste material and garbage is posing a serious threat to environment and has become health hazard in Srinagar, Kashmir.

Achan Landfill Leachate Poses Serious Environmental, Health Threat: Report

KT NEWS SERVICE

26 Oct 2025

5 min read

Environment

Aqualogues 2025 became a confluence of dialogue and devotion—where artists, thinkers, and communities came together to reflect on water.

Comment Articles

Aqualogues: The Festival Where Water Found Its Voice

06 Oct 2025

6 min read

Deep Cavities left by consistent digging in the Rambiara Rivulet in Shopian district in South Kashmir which disrupt the regular water flow and threaten the nearby farmlands and orchards.

Aggressive Sandmining in Rambiara Devouring Apple Farms, Farmers’ Livelihoods

03 Oct 2025

9 min read

The Kolahoi Glacier is situated in the Lidder Valley, Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir in the Northern Himalayas.

Melting Glaciers a Cause for Alarm

30 Sep 2025

2 min read

A file photo of flashfloods in Jammu and Kashmir as at least three major cloudbursts battered parts of the region in 2025.

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Climate Crisis: A Man-Made Tragedy

Mehr un Nisa Rehman

25 Sep 2025

5 min read

Environment

A satellite image of Srinagar, as viewed on Google Crisis Maps. September 2014. The 42-kilometer long flood channel dug in 1904 exits from a bend in the Jhelum and goes to the left of the picture.

Beyond Relief: Building Flood Resilient Infrastructure in Jammu And Kashmir

Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

25 Sep 2025

5 min read

Rescue workers searching for missing people after cloudburst at village Chashoti in Kishtwar district if Jammu and Kashmir on August 15, 2025.

Comment Articles

Human Neglect, Lopsided Policies Behind a Natural Disaster

Muhammad Arbaaz Niazii

16 Sep 2025

11 min read

Residents gather near a damaged road along the banks of overflowing Tawi river after heavy rains induced flood in Jammu on August 27, 2025.

The Himalayan Deluge: Lessons from Ancient Wisdom, Scotland & Climate Diplomacy

Anuradha Bhasin

02 Sep 2025

5 min read

Cars sit submerged on a road in the flooded Bemina area on September 15, 2014 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The unprecedented floods in September 2014 submerged houses up to 10 to 12 of water in the business district Lal Chowk of Srinagar.

Comment Articles

The Shared Deluge: When Water Washes Away Borders, But Not Divisions

02 Sep 2025

6 min read

Environment

Rescue workers searching for missing people after cloudburst at village Chashoti in Kishtwar district if Jammu and Kashmir on August 15, 2025.

Comment Articles

History Repeats Itself First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

01 Sep 2025

5 min read

Rescue workers from Army, NDRF and SDRF looking for survivors after cloudburst at village Chashoti of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir on August 16, 2025.

Comment Articles

Cooperate or Collapse: Case for Joint Climate Roadmap for Kashmir-II

Naila Altaf Kayani

27 Aug 2025

5 min read

A massive cloudburst triggered a flash flood in the Chishoti area of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday afternoon, August 14, 2025.

Comment Articles

When Himalayas Roared: Kashmir’s Summer of Floods and Fury-I

Naila Altaf Kayani

26 Aug 2025

4 min read

A massive cloudburst triggered a flash flood in the Chishoti area of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday afternoon, August 14, 2025.

Chenab Valley Diary: Chishoti Padder’s deadly flashfloods spark concerns of Kishtwar’s vulnerability

15 Aug 2025

5 min read

Environment

Rescue operations in underway in Dharali, Uttarakhand.

Comment Articles

‘Cloudbursts’ Alone Not Responsible For The Mayhem In The Himalayan States

14 Aug 2025

6 min read

A view of the Bhal Padri grazing pasture in Bhaderwah area of Doda district in Chenab Valley region.

New Secret of the Himalayas Unraveled: Bhal Padri a Stunning Meadow in the Lap of Chenab Valley

20 Jul 2025

3 min read

Coal supplies 70% of India's energy requirements and the country is the world's second largest producer of coal.

Comment Articles

When the Coal Mines Close, Who Wins? The Land Question at the Heart of a Just Transition

12 Jul 2025

6 min read

A machine that was an engineering marvel in the forests of Doda's Dessa region during the 1950s lies under the towering trees as relic of the past.

Comment Articles

Deep in Doda’s Forests, a Rusting Machine was an Engineering Marvel

02 Jul 2025

3 min read

Environment

Makhana are the edible seeds of the Euryale ferox plant, a type of water lily that grows in stagnant ponds.

Comment Articles

Superfood Makhana: Making nut-worthy decisions to combat climate change

02 Jul 2025

5 min read

Five children, who were given cameras for recording images of wildlife in West Bengal, with Ashwika Kapur, director of the film, "Catapults to Cameras".

Performing Arts

Catapults to Cameras: A Simplistic Lens on Complex Conservation Challenges in India

27 Jun 2025

6 min read

Rotten apples become toxic after decaying and mixing with canal water of of Ranbi Ara at Lassipora Industrial Estate, Pulwama in Kashmir.

Lassipora Industrial Growth Centre in Pulwama Lacks Solid Waste Management, Posing Threat to Ecosystem and Human Health

25 Jun 2025

5 min read

This photo shared by Uttarakhand Police on the X platform shows rescuers working at the site of a helicopter crash near Kedarnath, in Uttarakhand, India, Sunday, June 15, 2025.

Uttarakhand’s cry for help. Is it falling on deaf ears?

17 Jun 2025

4 min read

Environment

Map of Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan.

Comment Articles

Water, War, and Peace: The Indus Treaty Crisis and the Quest for Sustainable Solutions in South Asia

12 Jun 2025

5 min read

A view of the damaged apples of different varieties on the ground of an orchard in Shopian, Kashmir, due to hailstorm on June 01, 2025.

As Hail Destroys Orchards in Shopian, Apple Growers Worry About Climate Change

09 Jun 2025

6 min read

Glaciers and glacial lakes are wetlands which are threatened due to global warming.

Comment Articles

Melting Glaciers & IWT Flashpoint: Reconciliation Only Way Forward

03 Jun 2025

3 min read

A glacier is a huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land. Glaciers are disappearing due to global warming.

Comment Articles

A Requiem For Glaciers And The Silent Crisis Threatening World’s Water Security

31 May 2025

6 min read

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