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Seema Sharma
As WHO Revises Air Quality Guidelines, India Also Needs to Update
23 Sep 2021
The WHO Director-General said that air pollution is a threat to health in all countries, but it hits people in low- and middle-income countries the hardest.
Seema Sharma
Haridwar Seer on Indefinite Fast Against Hydroelectric Projects
19 Sep 2021
A group of more than 60 experts and activists have written to the PM mentioning the threat posed by the projects.
Seema Sharma
Need for More Knowledge to Conserve Himalayan Ecosystem
10 Sep 2021
On Himalaya Day, scientists express concern that habitat degradation the region is unabated despite data collection.
Seema Sharma
Photo Captures Indian Grey Wolf in Northern Himalayas
24 Aug 2021
A chance photograph that wasn’t part of the Wildlife Institute of India’s (WII) study on the response of leopards to tigers has turned out to be a big discovery.
Seema Sharma
'Bury Electric Cables' to Save Great Indian Bustards from Extinction, Suggests Research
19 Aug 2021
Putting the electricity supply lines underground would enhance the population viability of the near-extinct Bustards and help maintain the ecological functions of birds.
Seema Sharma
Residents of Raini Village, Once Famous for Chipko Movement, Await Rehabilitation
06 Aug 2021
The village, recently ravaged by the Chamoli disaster earlier this year, is now considered too dangerous for its residents to live in.
Seema Sharma
Climate Change Triggering Extreme Weather Events across the World, India No Exception
28 Jul 2021
India has already been warned that monsoon rains would increase further with the rise in global temperature, and this would impact both agricultural and economy.
Seema Sharma
Legal Transgender ID Card ends Life of Duplicity for Trans People in Uttarakhand
16 Jul 2021
'No one in Uttarkashi knew about trans persons when I was growing up. I too was unaware of this and felt deeply hurt when my friends and neighbours would tease me and pass hurtful remarks for the…
Seema Sharma
National, State and City Level Interventions Under National Clean Air Plan Severely Lacking
04 Jul 2021
While state action plans have not been formulated, the actions that have been initiated are also fundamentally flawed in their approach.
Seema Sharma
Unauthorised Constructions in Full Swing in Sukhna Catchment Area Violating SC and HC Orders
01 Jul 2021
New constructions are banned in this region since 2011 and those who have built any residential and commercial structures since then have been facing demolition.