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Environmental Damage

Joshimath continues to sink as the government plows ahead with giant projects

The Himalayan town is an exception with most residents wanting to stay on instead of migrating out. Rendering their homes inhabitable cannot be ‘development’.

Shruti Jain
· Aug 18, 2023 · 07:30 am
A decade after the devastating Kedarnath floods, is the fragile region any safer?

The August 4 landslide that hit the pilgrimage route is a fresh reminder of the area’s vulnerability.

Sandhya Agrawal
&
Aniket Singh Chauhan
· Aug 17, 2023 · 07:30 pm
Mount Everest: As mass mountaineering peaks, it is time to reckon with its environmental impacts

May 29 will mark 70 years since Mount Everest was first ascended but the dangers of modern-day commercialisation and pollution may put an end climbing itself.

Yana Wengel, The Conversation
,
Adele Doran, The Conversation
&
Michal Apollo, The Conversation
· May 28, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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