The environment, social, rights and youth groups also demanded that political parties ensure a moratorium on the interlinking and damming of rivers in fragile regions such as the Himalayas.

Wangchuk and local leaders have said that they have cancelled the Pashmina padyatra planned for April 17 because prohibitory orders for such a long span will impact tourism in Ladakh, its locals and their livelihoods.

The Pashmina March is cancelled because the imposition of prohibitory measures has already helped achieve its purpose - highlighting how pastoralists are losing access to grazing lands in the Changthang both due to central projects and Chinese incursion.

Experts had already raised concerns regarding the rules; recently an independent media house also published an investigative report on the Reliance-owned Vantara zoo and its murky captive elephant acquirements.

Most of India will witness temperatures above normal from April till June; the warning comes after several reports have cautioned that 2024 will likely witness worse heat waves than 2023 did.

An alternate model of development that recognizes the knowledge and needs of local communities is among the many demands raised by the People for Himalaya Campaign in their charter aimed at party candidates ahead of the Lok Sabha elections

With several records being broken, including record high greenhouse gas levels and sea surface temperatures, and record lows of sea ice cover in the Antarctic, the UN body has issued a “Red Alert” to the world.

But the mining company’s alleged environmental violations throw dark shadows, especially on the bright desert lands of Barmer in Rajasthan. 

Indian environmentalist and former climate negotiator S. Faizi has received the award for his contributions to conservation, research and support of indigenous rights, among other things.

Wangchuk told ‘The Wire’ that his climate fast is about giving rights to indigenous peoples in Ladakh’s administration, and that people have lost faith in the Union government.

India witnessed extreme weather events almost every day in the first nine months of 2023, thanks to record-breaking temperatures and rainfall, says report by Centre for Science and Environment.

The Union environment ministry’s RTI responses suggest that it gave 'false assurances' about having recorded states’ reports to the Joint Parliamentary Committee that scrutinised the Amendment to the Forest Act.

It is a “landmark judgment” that upholds the constitution and the principles of democracy, transparency and accountability, experts say.

In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has just announced a free solar electricity scheme which will provide ~one crore households up to 300 units of free solar energy.

Adrian Tordiffe spoke to The Wire about why he has said at least two of the cheetah deaths were avoidable, why he is no longer associated with the project and more.

Namibian and South African cheetah experts told 'The Wire' that they are not getting information about the animals and their health status from Indian authorities, and know about developments only from media reports.

Authorities had released four cheetahs, including Agni, back into the wild in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park starting December 17.