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The green strategic partnership: India and Norway chart a sustainable futurePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s May 2026 visit to Norway — the first by an Indian Prime Minister in over 40 years — upgraded bilateral ties ...- Extreme floods in Central Himalayas could intensify by 80 pc before 2100: StudyGreenhouse gas emissions are projected to significantly worsen extreme floods in the Central Himalayas, potentially increasing their magnit...
- Delhi on flood alert: Will the national capital see a return of 2023 havoc?Delhi braces for potential Yamuna flooding as river levels rise, prompting evacuations and raising concerns about preparedness. While offic...
- NDMA, J&K SDMA launch survey to study causes of cloudbursts, flash floods in HimalayasNDMA and J&K SDMA have started a survey. The survey aims to understand cloudbursts and flash floods in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Hi...
- Uttarkashi flash flood adds to 700+ deaths in a decade as Uttarakhand’s climate disasters surgeUttarakhand faces a growing climate crisis, with flash floods and landslides claiming hundreds of lives in the past decade. Scientific stud...
- Centre maps 100 glacial lakes, 47 'glof facing' damsFollowing a devastating glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim last year, India is intensifying efforts to map and address vulnerabilities i...
- Govt to review design of dams vulnerable to glacial lake outburst floodsThe Indian government decided to review dams vulnerable to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) to improve spillway capacity. The Central W...
- Sikkim cloudburst: House Panel in March suggested a single nodal agency for monitoring glaciersOn the basis of submissions made by various central departments, the panel said no study was carried out by Geological Survey of India, ISR...
- J-K: Flash floods near Vaishno Devi temple throw spanner for devoteesIn view of the heavy rains and flash floods, the upward movement of devotees in Mata Vaishno Devi temple has been stopped.
- No imminent danger from artificial lake: Uttarakhand adminThere is no imminent danger from the artificial lake formed in the upper reaches of the Himalayas after the flash floods in Uttarakhand, Un...
- Uttarakhand flash flood: Studies have been flagging receding of glaciated areaThe study, titled ‘Glacier changes and associated climate drivers for the last three decades, Nanda Devi region, Central Himalaya, India’, ...
- Rising floods, droughts & storms may hit India's food security, public health: First official report on climate changeThe report says that the Mumbai region is highly vulnerable to climate change due to sea-level rise, storm surge and extreme precipitation....
- Major reservoirs filled up to 165% of 10-year averageThe live storage, monitored by Central Water Commission, available in 123 reservoirs is 168% of the live storage of corresponding period of...
- Global warming may cause flooding in Himalayas but drought in Andes
- Flood warning issued to UP, Bihar, West Bengal and AssamThe meeting was attended by Central Water Commission personnel and resident commissioners of all the concerned states.
- Mathematical model coming up to forewarn of floods, landslidesThese models would come in handy to forewarn residents of localities which fall in the vicinity of the trouble zone about the impending dan...
- Plastic waste may trigger water bombs in HimalayasUnfortunately, this is the ugly truth of the Himalayas. The heap, which includes biodegradable plastic, can be found just four kilometres f...
- Set up a dedicated body for protection of Himalayas: Murli Manohar JoshiMurli Manohar Joshi has mooted setting up a dedicated, central body which would oversee development and ecological conservation works in th...
- Pakistan wants to work with India on climate change: Yousuf Raza GilaniPointing out that Pakistan has "excellent" relationship with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said cooperation between ...
- World Economic Forum Davos 2012: Pakistan wants to work with India, says Yousuf GilaniPointing out that Pakistan has "excellent" relationship with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said cooperation between the two to t...
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