Urban expansion and land use changes in the Himalayas and the Western Ghats are driving significant forest loss. A recent…
A review of existing research on food security in the Himalayas found that climate change was impacting the accessibility, availability,…
India’s road and highway network increased by 59% in nine years, but much of this new infrastructure is exposed to…
Nitin Jain, a resident of New Delhi, had travelled with his family to Kashmir to escape the summer heat. But…
The Himalayan region, with unresolved border disputes involving Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China and Bhutan has seen extensive deployment of military…
Mountain ecosystems, including rangelands, wetlands, peatlands and both alpine and temperate forests, are unique habitats characterised by complex geography and…
On 14 August 2023, heavy rainfall in North India triggered flash floods and landslides, devastating the region. Kishori Lal, the…
Glaciologists warn that the reduced snowfall in the Himalayas increases glacial lakes, which pose a growing risk of lake outburst…
In June 2023, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) released its latest report on the cryosphere (regions where…
The index uses the latest framework from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to assess climate risk in the…
Researchers in the Himalayas are increasingly turning to environmental DNA, or eDNA – genetic material left behind by organisms in…
Located in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, Thanpattan is a vast pastureland, home to the indigenous Gaddi herder community…
Vikram Katoch is visibly worried: the vast valley of Lahaul-Spiti in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is almost…
Labelled a ‘High Concern Invasive Species’, invading moist grasslands and evergreen forests, the Crofton weed is rapidly establishing itself in…
The Himalayan region has seen several extreme weather events and disasters this year. Experts have repeatedly raised concern about the…
In the Kumaon mountains in the central sector of Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of…
Mountainous regions such as the Hindu Kush Himalayas are facing severe consequences from climate change. Scientists are calling for more…
A team of researchers from India and Japan have found water droplets trapped in mineral deposits in the Kumaon mountains…
In July this year, Nepali atmospheric scientist Maheswar Rupakheti was elected to the 34-member bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on…
The Gaddis are the largest pastoral community in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, with a population of 178,000 recorded…
On 4 October, the Teesta River floods in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim became the latest grim demonstration of…
Constant manipulation of the slopes for constructing roads and buildings makes them increasingly vulnerable to any natural disaster risk. The…
The small village of Latpanchar, located next to Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary in the Himalayan foothills of India’s West Bengal state,…
The Centre and governments of Himalayan states should focus on sanitation systems in the Himalayas as well besides taking stock…
The shocking visuals are back. In July, it was vehicles bobbing away in turbulent river waters and roads being eroded…
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