Safeguarding the forest cover
The dry winter months in Kashmir region are bringing in various troubles and the environment itself bears the brunt of this change in weather pattern. One of the causalities that is reported due to dry winter months is the forest fires which have been increasing during the past decade or so. Forest fires and its […]
Sinking legacy
Kashmir tourism’s crown, the house boats have brought recognition to this tourist destination since decades now. The houseboats which are wooden floating lodges that have been part of the valley’s culture since the late 19th century have mesmerised domestic as well as foreign visitors. The houseboats introduced in Kashmir in the nineteenth century were originally built for […]
Advance planning needed
As Kashmir is facing one of its driest early winters in recent times, the impact seems quite huge as the regions glaciers have witnessed shrinkage. The higher reaches that normally receive early snow in November and December remain bare, and experts say this absence of snow is causing direct harm to the Valley’s fragile glacier […]
End dependence on fast foods
Maintaining good health has been a serious concern in Kashmir Valley. Quite often we hear about various studies and news reports that life threatening ailments are consuming the people here. These life threatening diseases not only are increasing in numbers every year but the treatments and other costs related to these diseases are also increasing […]
Air pollution is rising
Air pollution though unheard of in a place like Kashmir few decades back is a harsh reality. Presently, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Srinagar, the capital city of the UT is put around 130 which qualifies it as ‘unhealthy’. Ironically, the slide in air quality this winter is once again attributed to same old […]
Deplete in water resources
The unprecedented increase in temperatures during summer and harsh winters has set alarm bells ringing as experts feel that a great environmental crisis is likely to unfold as most of the regions glaciers are witnessing fast depletion. What is ironic to note is that almost 30 percent of the region’s glacier cover has disappeared over […]
Crisis in Bangladesh
Once considered a growing and emerging economy, Bangladesh is fast losing its tag and emerging as a country that has slipped into a debt trap. Just last month, Bangladesh Bank reported a sharp rise in default loans by a staggering Tk 2.24 lakh crore in just six months, reaching Tk 6.44 lakh crore at the […]
Increase in fire mishaps is worrisome
As winter is at its peak in Kashmir Valley a silent yet devastating reality is unfolding across the region with losses worth billions being reported every week. This devastation is being caused by the increasing fire mishaps with both residential and commercial establishments getting destroyed almost every day. The region’s fire-services department is battling a […]
A critical issue
Just few days back parliament was undertaking a discussion on the number of missing people reported across India every year. While the parliamentarians raised concerns over the cases of missing children and women in the country they advocated for a stringent law to check human trafficking. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, 47,000 […]
Augmenting public transport
The issue of polluting vehicles has been dominating the public discourse for some time now. Though Jammu and Kashmir has seen huge strides in the transport sector, our efforts to create a world class public transport system need to be taken up with more urgency. Transport sector in the UT has witnessed immense growth over […]