Himachal Pradesh
I am based in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district and have been an Anganwadi worker for the past seven years. Earlier, my Anganwadi centre, which also has a provision for a…
The effects of increasing tourism in Himachal Pradesh and the relentless construction work being done to support it are starting to show on the state’s environment. In the areas in…
Located at a height of 3,000 feet in the Western Himalayas, Tirthan Valley is predominantly covered with pine trees, locally known as chir ka ped. Due to the relatively quick…
Pekhari village is located at an altitude of 8,000 feet in the heart of Tirthan Valley in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh. Like many other villages in the region, the community…
In Kibber village, part of Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley, irrigation is the domain of women.Crops are irrigated in a fixed cycle. A few weeks after ploughing, women remove the weeds…
“We’ve been hit by a double whammy this time. The harsh weather and lack of fertilisers have broken the backs of us farmers and gardeners,” said Tulsi Ram Sharma, an…
If not for the pandemic, Lobzang Tandup would have been preparing for the civil service exams in Chandigarh. But on January 17, 2021, an unlikely responsibility fell on his shoulders….
Most of the work covered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) often comes to a halt in hilly states such as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh,…