cover image: The 'gold rush' in Pithoragarh's mountains

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The 'gold rush' in Pithoragarh's mountains

30 May 2018

A lucrative illegal trade in the caterpillar fungus has brought some prosperity to the high-altitude villages of Uttarakhand, but it has also led to disputes and a negative ecological impact on the alpine grasslands

Authors

Arpita Chakrabarty, Sharmila Joshi

Published in
Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand