"Even then, the Himalayas are fast becoming water scarce. One out of five villages in #Uttarakhand face a #water shortage in #summer, and it is not uncommon for a woman to walk 10 km to fetch water for her household’s daily needs."
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Thank you for following us. We will keep amplifying the voices and issues related to the Western Himalayan regions of #Uttarakhand, #HimachalPradesh, #Ladakh, & #JammuAndKashmir.
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What is it like to do #research in the #Himalayas? Meet our researcher, @Mayank_Himalaya, who got into research unexpectedly but now cannot imagine a world where he is doing anything else.
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“Once a pristine colonial town dotted with canals and #fruit orchards, in the last two decades, #Dehradun has seen an exceptionally intense burst of growth that has left it crowded, polluted and #water-deficient,” writes @ikukreti
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Ten inspiring stories of community solutions to deal with COVID19 & economic lockdown: Pandemic Resilience in the Western Himalayas https://t.co/p4qBCd3BGa @fnulnu07@ritwika@VikalpSangam
Looking for a #plasma#donor in #Dehradun - fully vaccinated 30 days ago or Covid-recovered with 10+ antibodies (O+ preferred, A+, B+ or AB+ will also do). Please DM or contact 9760725000
#WebinarAlert: Dr Shekhar Pathak, the founder of PAHAR, will speak on #Corona crisis, Lockdown In the Context of #Himalayas.
Time: 4 pm on 21st May 2020
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"Armed with just a pair of binoculars and the curious ‘beating heart of a nine-year-old’, Salim Ali changed birdwatching in India."
On the birth anniversary of Dr #SalimAli, @fnulnu07 writes about one of the most respected ornithologists in the world.
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#WorldSeaTurtleDay: Almost all known species of sea turtles are classified as under threat according to the @IUCNRedList.
Aadya Singh (@fnulnu07) writes about the varied and numerous reasons behind this decline.
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From Wodehouse to Woolf, e e cummings to Kahlil Gibran: for the first time in decades, a massive amount of books, movies and other media have become available under public domain.
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“If a national highway is passing through a forest area, then a wall fence ... should be constructed alongside the road to prevent any wild animal from coming to the highway"
Building walls isn't the solution. It never is. #NationalGreenTribunal https://t.co/RuUG13E91L
In #Uttarakhand, #farmers are slowly shifting away from hybrid seeds to traditional varieties. They find traditional #seeds better, more #resilient to the climatic conditions of the region and well suited to #organic cultivation.
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The Uttarakhand High Court has been taking unprecedented steps, with this and last year's declaration of rivers as living entities too. Good going!
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It's as easy as using your computer or your phone, or just your time, to contribute to something that’s bigger than you. And you don't need to be a scientist, naturalist or a biologist to help. By Aadya Singh. https://t.co/eKG3um6skA