HILL BELLES

Kamaon artistes showcase traditional jewellery, usually worn by brides, at Uttarakhand Mahotsav. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir

Afghan team on
state visit
Mussoorie, November 25
A 20-member team from Afghanistan is on a weeklong visit to Uttarakhand to learn about biodiversity and community forestry.

Improper land use causing eco degradation
Mussoorie, November 25
Environmental degradation in the central Himalayas, Uttarakhand in particular, has been caused due to unscientific and improper land use, says Ajay Bhan Singh, programme director of the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), who was on a visit to Mussoorie.

Forestry-based industry growing ‘rapidly’
Dehradun, November 25
Union minister of state for forests and wildlife Sevugan Regupathy has termed social forestry an effective means to alleviate poverty in the country.

National Photo Exhibition
Drastic fall in exhibits
Dehradun, November 25
Uttarakhand principal chief conservator of forests R.B.S. Rawat said a lot of perseverance and caution is needed in wildlife photography.