The Uttarakhand government has in recent years introduced several …
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in …
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in …
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in …
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in …
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in …
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (…
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (…
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (…
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union …
India banned the use of diclofenac 16 years ago. It is now only …
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation …
It has been over three decades since India’s vultures suffered …
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation …
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation …
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation …
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation …
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation …
Also, the rampant use of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory …
The Uttarakhand government has in recent years introduced several measures to facilitate the mining of riverbed materials such as sand, gravel and stone s that are used in construction. In 2020, the government in two separate orders increased extraction depth from 1.5 m to 3 m and allowed excavation on private lands. Activists fear these relaxations will lead to excess mining and disrupt the ecology of the riverbeds by changing water flows and increasing the impact of floods.
February, 2021 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand as part of the Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. At places, workers violate all norms and directly dump the debris in the Ganga, which obstructs the flow of the river and affects its biodiversity.
February, 2021 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand as part of the Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. At places, workers violate all norms and directly dump the debris in the Ganga, which obstructs the flow of the river and affects its biodiversity.
February, 2021 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand as part of the Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. At places, workers violate all norms and directly dump the debris in the Ganga, which obstructs the flow of the river and affects its biodiversity.
February, 2021 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand as part of the Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. At places, workers violate all norms and directly dump the debris in the Ganga, which obstructs the flow of the river and affects its biodiversity.
February, 2021 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
Labourers work to widen the road from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand as part of the Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. At places, workers violate all norms and directly dump the debris in the Ganga, which obstructs the flow of the river and affects its biodiversity.
February, 2021 ,
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
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A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
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A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
A poppy field in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. On July 12, the Union government opened up the highly regulated opium poppy cultivation to the private sector, to help manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients derived from the plant for painkillers, cancer pills and other medicines.
DVD NO. MDVDDP068
India banned the use of diclofenac 16 years ago. It is now only permitted for human use. But diclofenac is being misused for cattle treatments. “Such treatments are usually prescribed by quacks,” says Vibhu Prakash, deputy director, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). Here, a Eurasian Griffon and a cinereous vulture are seen in Jorbeer in Rajasthan.
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It has been over three decades since India’s vultures suffered a drastic decline in population due to consuming carcasses infected with the drug, diclofenac. Vulture populations still bear the scars of that decade. Here, Eurasian griffon vultures are seen in the Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
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Also, the rampant use of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) threatens to undo two decades of work by the Centre to arrest the dwindling vulture population in the wild. The three drugs - aeclofenac, ketoprofen and nimesulide - were introduced as alternatives to diclofenac. Here, a Himalayan Grifforn and cinereous vulture are seen in Jorbeer, Rajasthan.
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