Glacial lakes across the Himalayan region expanded by 10.81% from 2011 to 2024 due to climate change, according to a government report. Ind...

Glacial lakes in the Himalayan region increased by 10.81 per cent in area from 2011 to 2024. This rise is due to climate change and heighte...

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has inaugurated the Yuva Apada Mitra Scheme to train 2.37 lakh young volunteers in 315 districts. The sch...

The National Disaster Management Authority has completed its mission to assess and mitigate the risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Si...

The Centre has allocated Rs 12,554 crore to various states for disaster relief and rehabilitation. Additionally, Rs 890.69 crore has been s...

The development is part of the government's GLOF EWS Mission, which comes in the backdrop of the October 3, 2023 glacial lake outburst floo...

The Central Water Commission's Vision 2047 targets enhanced water management to counter climate change effects. Chairperson Kushvinder Vohr...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has proposed the creation of at least 50 large ponds in the northeast to divert water from the Brahmaputra Ri...

The Indian government initiates an early warning system (EWS) for 188 critical lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region prone to glacial lake o...

The Indian government, in collaboration with the states, plans to reassess the vulnerability of glacial lakes in the country through ground...

After the Sikkim flash flood, the Indian government is preparing to launch a ₹150 crore National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Risk Mitigati...

India plans to install an early warning system at high-risk glacial lakes in the Himalayas next year after deadly floods killed at least 60...

The Indian government is planning to review the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (Glof) warning sensor systems in the Himalayan states and devel...

Early warning sensors were installed in 2013, 2016 and even last month at the critical glacial lakes in Sikkim but none survived long enoug...

A study conducted by the Central Water Commission in 2015 warned the Sikkim state government about the vulnerability of hydropower projects...

An early warning system for glacial floods at Lhonak Lake in northeast India failed to prevent deadly consequences when the lake broke its ...

IUCN India and the TCS Foundation have launched an initiative, "Himalaya for the Future", which aims to enhance sustainability and the well...