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Updated Mar 19, 2021 | 20:00 IST Tirath Singh Rawat is all set to become the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is a prominent leader from the state and before becoming CM, he has served in various capacities for the welfare of the region. Tirath Singh Rawat  |  Photo Credit: PTI Key Highlights Tirath Singh Rawat was born on April 9, 1964, in Uttarakhand's Pauri. He is a a prominent Thakur face of Uttarakhand and was the state's first Education Minister. Outspoken about many of state's pertinent issues, he has participated in 30 Parliamentary debates so f...

Chamoli flash flood: A wake-up call Print edition : March 12, 2021 T+ T- A general view of the damaged Dhauliganga hydroelectric power project in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on February 10. Photo: PTI Path of debris after hill slope failure. Photo: NTPC-THDCIL Survey Report Path of debris after hill slope failure. Photo: NTPC-THDCIL Survey Report The lake after river damming at the confluence of the Rishi Ganga and its tributary. Photo: NTPC-THDCIL Survey Report Geologists and glaciologists see the recent landslide and flash flood in Uttarakhand as part of inevitable natural proce...

I am a child of the Ganga Himalaya , nourished materially and spiritually by Dev Bhoomi, our sacred land. The mountains , forests and Ma Ganga have shaped my imagination, my knowledge ,my science , my life , my activism. I have been an ecological activist for 4 decades inspired by the Chipko movement which started in the early 1970’s in my region of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand is the source of the sacred Ganga and its tributaries.The Ganga is   the lifeline of India. The sources of the Ganga, were made sacred sites in order to protect the Ganga Himalaya, and hence Ind...

Updated: February 21, 2021 08:02 IST Remembering the people who contributed to the extraordinary Chipko movement and why the battle to protect forests and mountains is far from over Share Article AAA Remembering the people who contributed to the extraordinary Chipko movement and why the battle to protect forests and mountains is far from over As we watched with shock the videos from Uttarakhand, of a flooding river rushing down the mountains in a wave of fury and destruction, it seemed obvious that an ecological balance is urgently needed to face the challenge of climate change in our century...

Famous for Chipko Movement, U'khand Village Warned of Disaster for Decades. No One Listened News18 © Provided by News18 Famous for Chipko Movement, U'khand Village Warned of Disaster for Decades. No One Listened When contractors came to her forest to cut down thousands of trees, Gaura Devi rallied the women of her village and marched into the woods. Armed with only their bare hands and fierce determination to save the forest upon which their livelihoods depended, Gaura Devi and the women put themselves between the trees and the contractors' chainsaws. The state government...