Kashmir faces severe climate threat. Himalayan temperatures rise faster, impacting glaciers, water security, and increasing ...
Mountain snow and meltwater from glaciers in the Himalayas determine how much water is available for drinking, farming and ...
A major new assessment report from an eight-nation body, the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), to which WUR contributed, reveals the changes to the glaciers, snow and ...
A recent analysis of glacial lakes in the Mago Chu Basin in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district found that four of the five ...
Forty years ago, in 1975, India annexed the Himalayan territory of Sikkim, which then became India’s 22nd state.This annexation was made official by an amendment to the Indian constitution on May 15, ...
A man carries a calf through flood waters in Assam’s Dibrugarh district, India, July 2024. Credit: Pronib Das Subscribe for ads-free reading Alarm bells are ringing for the Indian Himalayan Region ...
Discover the longest river in Ladakh, its journey through Himalayan valleys, importance for local communities, and how ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists from a variety of organizations have found over 350 new species in the Eastern Himalayas over the past ten years according to a new ...
IIT Mandi researchers have developed an extensive early warning system for landslides. This system forecasts landslide ...