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Arif Shafi Wani

Arif Shafi Wani

Greater Kashmir

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Caring for critically endangered Hangul!

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Our Crumbling Highway!

14.09.2025 9

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Where are Jhelum’s floodplains?

07.09.2025 10

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Flood Scare: We Barely Escaped!

31.08.2025 6

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Learn lessons from nature’s fury!

25.08.2025 10

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Kishtwar Catastrophe

18.08.2025 10

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J&K on powder keg of eco-disaster!

10.08.2025 10

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Alarm bells for J&K’s fragile environment

03.08.2025 10

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Save the green gold

27.07.2025 7

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Strengthening eco-fragile J&K’s disaster preparedness

20.07.2025 4

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Dachigam Calling

13.07.2025 4

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Alarm bells ringing!

06.07.2025 9

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Saving our lifeline!

29.06.2025 10

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Give Srinagar a breather!

23.06.2025 20

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Create seismic resilience

15.06.2025 10

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Care for Clean Air, Healthy Environment

01.06.2025 10

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Save Doodh Ganga from Extinction

25.05.2025 9

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Melting water towers!

19.05.2025 10

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Water Resources: Do we Care?!

05.05.2025 20

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Highway to Despair

27.04.2025 6

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The Tempest!

21.04.2025 30

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Brari Nambal: A stark failure

13.04.2025 10

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J&K’s raging forest fires

06.04.2025 5

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This Eid let’s take pledge to protect our fragile environment

30.03.2025 3

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Preserve J&K’s melting glaciers

23.03.2025 5

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Better late than never!

16.03.2025 4

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Building climate-resilient J&K

09.03.2025 9

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Doodh Ganga: From milky waters to cesspool!

02.03.2025 10

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Tentacles of climate change grip J&K

24.02.2025 20

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A wild fight for survival!

16.02.2025 10

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How crystal clear waterway turned into cesspool!

09.02.2025 10

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Kashmir’s wetlands gasp for breath!

02.02.2025 9

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Don’t vandalise Kashmir’s pristine tourist resorts

26.01.2025 10

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Save Sukhnag from plunder!

19.01.2025 6

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Tunnel to Prosperity

12.01.2025 10

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Sustainable Development, CM is right

Being an eco-fragile region, Jammu and Kashmir needs sustainable development to protect its water bodies, forests, mountains and glaciers. However,...

05.01.2025 10

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Pangs of snowfall in Kashmir

A heavy spell of snow brought an end to prolonged dry spell in plains of Kashmir. The sight of each flake of snow dancing down from the sky brought...

29.12.2024 5

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Freezing Kashmir!

Freezing cold wave has gripped Kashmir—throwing normal life out of gear. Most of the water bodies are frozen and drinking water supply has been...

22.12.2024 4

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Forests: Green is Calling

Forests are important part of eco-system. Jammu and Kashmir has thick cover of forests, however, in absence of regulation, the green gold is facing...

15.12.2024 6

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Ensure J&K’s environmental sustainability

It was good to see a cabinet minister, two legislators of a ruling party, and top-rung tourism stakeholders expressing concern over environmental...

08.12.2024 3

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From wetlands to wastelands!

There has been massive outcry from nature lovers against the deteriorating condition of wetlands in Kashmir.  Due to official apathy and public...

01.12.2024 4

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Let’s protect habitat of wild animals

Amid rising threats to wild animals in Jammu and Kashmir, there is a need for scientific measures to ensure protection of their habitat. Unabated...

24.11.2024 3

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Connecting Kashmiri children with cultural roots

As a kid Ambreen Rasool loved reading books and was fascinated by rich Kashmiri culture. Growing up, writing and love for promoting Kashmiri...

18.11.2024 4

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Manasbal calling

Considered to be Kashmir’s deepest lake, Manasbal is gasping for breath due to an unabated influx of pollution and silt. Surrounded by mountains,...

17.11.2024 3

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Omar’s environmental challenges

When Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a review meeting on winter preparedness recently, he expressed his concern about prolonged dry spell and...

10.11.2024 3

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Markhor: Preserve world’s largest goat in J&K

Known for its thick fur, flowing beard and corkscrew horns, Markhor, the largest wild goat in world, is battling for survival in Jammu and Kashmir....

03.11.2024 3

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Why ban on polythene bags hasn’t been implemented in J&K?

Despite blanket ban imposed on polythene bags and single use plastics, there is open use of these non-biodegradable items, thus polluting pristine...

27.10.2024 3

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Illegal riverbed mining vandalising river’s flora and fauna 


Originating from glaciers in Pir Panjal Range, Sukhnag snakes through picturesque Tosa Maidan and forms one of the tributaries of Jhelum river....

22.10.2024 3

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Why Srinagar city is grappling with drinking water crisis

The drinking water crisis in Srinagar, a  city dotted with fresh water resources including lakes, is unthinkable. But it is a stark reality that...

13.10.2024 3

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Politics is OK, but preserve J&K’s fragile environment!

After a decade- long hiatus, the Assembly Elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir amid enthusiasm and fanfare. The elections have generated hope...

08.10.2024 10

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