Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the nation's readiness for floods and heat waves. He emphasized developing early warning systems for...

Himalayan glacial lakes and water bodies have grown by over nine percent in fourteen years. This expansion, from 2011 to 2025, highlights c...

A recent Central Water Commission report reveals that over 400 glacial lakes in India are expanding, raising concerns about potential flood...

Initial reports of a cloudburst causing the Dharali flash flood in Uttarkashi are being questioned as experts suggest a glacier collapse or...

A fortnight-long study has been launched to evaluate six high-risk glacial lakes in Sikkim. Conducted by the National Disaster Management A...

The Indian government decided to review dams vulnerable to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) to improve spillway capacity. The Central W...

A parliamentary panel has called on the government to establish regulations on land use in the Himalayan states within a fixed timeframe du...

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...

Indian rescuers are searching for over 100 missing people after a flash flood caused by a glacial lake bursting its banks. Glacial lake out...

A recent flash flood in Sikkim's Teesta river basin has highlighted the risks associated with South Lhonak lake. A study published in 2021 ...

Parkachik Glacier is one of the largest glacier in the Suru River valley, which is a part of the Southern Zanskar Ranges, western Himalaya....

The researchers, which also identified priority areas for mitigation, said more than half the globally exposed populations are found in jus...

Heavy rainfall and rock, snow or ice avalanches can raise water levels in moraine-dammed glacial lakes, generating waves that overtop the m...

The highest threat from glacial lake outburst floods is in J&K and Sikkim, while in Uttarakhand’s Badrinath and Kedarnath areas, major new ...

In high mountainous terrains, melting of glaciers due to global warming leading to higher warming rates over higher elevation than lower el...

GSI will be studying the risks caused by floods emanating from glacial lake outburst in the Himalayan states.