Tag: #Sustainability

Woo the Voters: BJP Focuses on Minority Outreach and Central Scheme Promotion in Kashmir Valley

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Woo the Voters: BJP Focuses on Minority Outreach and Central Scheme Promotion in Kashmir Valley

Former Jammu and Kashmir MLC Shahnaz Ganai on Monday joined the BJP, with the ruling party’s leaders lauding her work for the Scheduled Tribes and women in the region Ganai said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had done a lot of good work for people and she had been impressed with his policy of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ Besides attacking Opposition and banking on Central Government schemes, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is focusing on social engineering in areas, which have remained out-of-bounds for the BJP in…

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Kashmir Faces Power Shortage as Dry Spell Reduces Hydropower Output

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Kashmir Faces Power Shortage as Dry Spell Reduces Hydropower Output

With prolonged dry spell leading to the reduction in water level in most of the water bodies across the Valley, the Kashmir-based power houses are generating less electricity, prompting the government to go ahead with power curtailment, causing immense hardships to the people. Pertinently, August and September—2023 has recorded deficient rainfall while the hot and humid weather conditions continued for weeks together, breaking the decades old record in the month of September. The hot and humid weather conditions resulted in reduction in water level in the famous water bodies including…

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Pahalgam’s tourism carrying capacity exceeded, leading to environmental degradation and social disruption

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Pahalgam's tourism carrying capacity exceeded, leading to environmental degradation and social disruption

Pahalgam’s environment and culture under threat from tourism By : Javid Amin Pahalgam, nestled in the picturesque region of Jammu and Kashmir, India, has long been renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty. Its lush mountains, meandering rivers, and verdant forests have made it a favored tourist destination. However, in recent years, Pahalgam has encountered a host of challenges, primarily centered around environmental degradation and the growing issue of overtourism. Foremost among these challenges is environmental degradation, stemming from several interconnected factors. Deforestation, driven by logging and land clearance, poses a…

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Mitigating Food Wastage at Lavish Kashmiri Weddings

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Mitigating Food Wastage at Lavish Kashmiri Weddings

“Eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters” (Surat Al-A’raf 7: 31) By: Javid Amin Kashmiri weddings, celebrated for their opulence and grandeur, often feature extravagant feasts. Families invest considerable resources in creating lavish spreads to commemorate these joyous occasions. However, this lavishness has a considerable downside – a staggering amount of food wastage. A study conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has revealed that up to 40% of the food served at Kashmiri weddings goes to waste.…

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