
Articles by Ashwani Sharma

Environment

Governance
Municipal corporations formed for three hill towns in Himachal Pradesh — Will it solve their woes?

Environment
Solar energy drive to make Shimla a ‘green’ city

Environment
State-of-the-art early warning system to save more lives in Shimla, Kullu, Manali during extreme climate events

Water Supply
From ‘water-starved’ to ‘water-surplus’: Shimla’s success story inspiring other Himachal towns

Society
Shimla: Hunger looms large as jobs fall prey to COVID-19
Sirmauris, as natives from Shillai are known, have been living for years in Shimla working as porters, tourist guides, taxi drivers, private security and waiters. So have the roughly 8000 porters from Kashmir. But none of them have faced such a financial crisis ever before, unable to meet even their basic food needs.