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No EWS, Insufficient Dam Safety Turned Sikkim Floods Deadly

Every year, September 18 is observed as a day of disaster risk reduction in Sikkim, in remembrance of the 6.9…

7 months ago
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Why Locals Are Resisting Small Hydro Projects In Darjeeling

“This river flows northward and has a significant religious value according to Hindu shastra,” said Manprasad Subba while pointing at…

8 months ago
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Sikkim Reels Under Water Woes, Faces Hottest June

Gangtok, in Sikkim, was reeling under acute water shortage, after a cloud burst-induced landslide on April 20 damaged the city’s…

10 months ago
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Sinking Himalayas: Why Geologists In Sikkim Fear Joshimath-Like Disasters

After the natural disaster in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, geologists and activists working on environmental protection in Sikkim are a worried lot. Like…

11 months ago
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Why Do Pipes That Crisscross Sikkim Run Dry

Every day, Bidya* spends three to four hours getting water from the thulo dhara, or big spring, three kilometres from…

1 year ago
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Troops Had ‘Minor Face-Off’ With China In Sikkim: Govt

Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a “minor face-off” last week in a disputed stretch of their shared border…

3 years ago
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Handful Of Golfers Tee Off In Mt Everest Tournament In Bad Weather

A high-altitude golf tournament in the shadow of Nepal’s Mount Everest had to be called off over the weekend as…

5 years ago

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