Thirty years of Dal Lake Pollution

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY – JUNE 5

Beautification, Preservation and Conservation are three separate subjects to be taken independently, writes Dr. M. R. D. Kundangar.

Aquatic ecosystem worldwide are being severely altered or destroyed at a rate greater than that at any other times in human history and far faster than they are being restored. Dal Lake ecosystem (Lat. 340 – 6′ N, 740-45′ E, alt. 1583m) situated in the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital More

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Towards disaster

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY – JUNE 5

Fida Iqbal writes on the falling ecosystem and its impact on Agriculture sector in Kashmir

Kashmir has attracted travelers and invaders alike for the fascination it meant for them. These strangers plundered every thing but did not disrupt Kashmir’s ambiance and disrespect its ecology. But the fragile eco-system of this heavenly beautiful place suffered a lot at the hands of its inhabitants More

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Airport in trouble

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Given the situation that surrounds it, can we still call it an “international” airport, comments Imtiyaz Ahmad Khan

The Srinagar International Airport is in news for quite sometime now. I believe it is wrong to call it an International Airport as it does not qualify for the same. More importantly no international flights operate from here. We are just adding false prestige to ourselves by saying that we have an More

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