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Arunachal's Tawang on alert over threat of Glacial Lake Outburst FloodConcerns rise in Arunachal Pradesh over a possible Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in Tawang district. Authorities are enhancing preparedness m...- Glacier retreat in Arunachal's Mago Chu basin poses flood risk: ScientistA study reveals alarming glacier retreat in Arunachal Pradesh's Mago Chu basin, a critical Brahmaputra headwater. Glaciers have shrunk by 2...
- Nagaland University-led research assesses stability of high altitude lakes in Sikkim & ArunachalNagaland University is leading a research project. It focuses on high-altitude lakes in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The project assesses ...
- A ticking time bomb in the Himalayas? Govt flags 100 dams at risk of glacial lake outburst floodsA government warning highlights the vulnerability of over 100 dams in six Himalayan states to flash floods caused by glacial lake outbursts...
- Siachen to Shyok: Green nods for defence projects on bordersIndia's defence capabilities are set to receive a boost. Key defence projects near Siachen, Eastern Ladakh, and the North East have receive...
- Third pole melting: Rapid glacier retreat in Arunachal Pradesh threatens water supply and ecosystem, study findsResearchers from Nagaland and Cotton Universities have documented a significant glacier retreat in Arunachal Pradesh over the last three de...
- Unclimbed peak in Arunachal Pradesh named after 6th Dalai Lama, Tsangyang GyatsoA team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has successfully scaled an unnamed 20,942 ft high peak in...
- Chances of another glacial lake outburst in Tawang: ExpertsA team from the District Disaster Management Authority in Tawang discovered a glacial lake outburst at Sangnga Nehgu lake, causing damage t...
- Govt to launch survey to assess vulnerability of glacial lakes after monsoonOfficials announced that after the monsoon season, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Jam...
- Climate change, pollution, construction: multiple whammy to fuel more Sikkim-like disasters, warn scientistsAs Sikkim picks up the pieces following flash floods that saw many thousands being displaced, major infrastructure projects destroyed and s...
- Exploration results showing deposits of uranium, lithium, helium and Rare Earth Elements in Arunachal PradeshIt was also decided in the meeting that the state government, through its department of Geology and Mining, would collaborate with Atomic M...
- ITBP chief visits Tapovan tunnel, Raini village in Uttarakhand to take stock of rescue operations"The director general took stock of the search-and-rescue operations being conducted at the Tapovan tunnel. He also visited the other small...
- Indian Himalayan region: Another catastrophe in the making?In high mountainous terrains, melting of glaciers due to global warming leading to higher warming rates over higher elevation than lower el...
- Government overlooks glacier studies, claim expertsIn 2017, scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) had filed a detailed report on floods in the Himalayas, including th...
- St Joseph’s Old Boys Association to honour 4 martyrsThe association, set up in 1918, is holding an event on May 25 to honour them.
- Samples of Brahmaputra water sent to IIT Guwahati for testingChief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed Director General of Fire Services to collect the samples.
- Siang water becoming muddy and black beyond McMahon line is being ascertained: Kiren RijijuEarlier, Assam health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, had expressed concern over the water of Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh getting muddy.
- India & China may discuss pollution in border riversThe two sides may discuss management of common rivers, among other issues, when external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj meets her Chinese c...
- Centre planned to study melting of Himalayan glaciersA glaciology centre, the first of its kind in the country, will be set up in one of the Himalayan states to study melting of glaciers, amid...
- States to get incentives to maintain forest cover: RameshThe Centre today announced plans to give financial incentives to states maintaining their forest cover and taking steps to increase it.
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