This is a peak win for HimalayasThe Indian government has put the brakes on new hydropower developments in the upper Ganga area of Uttarakhand, citing a history of environ...
24 May, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Beating the Heat: India’s data centre dream and the 50°C reality in its pathIndia's digital economy is expanding rapidly. However, extreme heat is straining its data centers. Rising temperatures increase cooling nee...
22 May, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Planning a trip to Mussoorie? Viral video showing current state of 'once-scenic' Kempty Falls leaves internet 'heartbroken'A viral video showing the current condition of Kempty Falls near Mussoorie has sparked widespread outrage online, with social media users c...
12 May, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Rare 4.5-million-year-old freshwater fish fossils found in Dehradun’s Shivalik foothills, a region previously known only for land animalsPaleontologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the Shivalik foothills near Dehradun — the first-ever aquatic life fossils in a reg...
06 Apr, 2026, 05.12 PM IST
CIC upholds denial of records on Himalayan ecosystem mission, DST cites strategic sensitivityUnder the provisions of the RTI Act, details pertaining to the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem are considered confi...
04 Feb, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
India raises alarm as Himalayan glaciers melt, calls for greater regional cooperationWith the Himalayan region witnessing accelerated glacier melt and growing ecological vulnerability, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Ya...
16 May, 2025, 11.58 AM IST
Sinking Joshimath, a canary in India's mineshaftJoshimath is the proverbial canary. Environmental considerations, usually considered by all and sundry as more cosmetic than mandatory, mus...
09 Jan, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
When Nature warns us, we better listenThe Himalayan ecosystem is a fragile one. So, building infrastructure in the region must take this into account. The region's carrying capa...
08 Oct, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
Himalayan glaciers retreating at alarming rate: Parliamentary panelThe panel has also suggested the Centre to constitute a committee of experts to formulate the guidelines to be observed while preparing the...
23 Dec, 2018, 05.18 PM IST
- WII initiates study on Climate Change in Bhagirathi region
The National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) is one of the eight National missions which form the core of India’s fi...
27 Nov, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
Rs 150 crore earmarked for detailed study of Himalayan ecosystem: Prakash JavadekarUnion Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the Centre has earmarked Rs 150 crore for carrying out a detailed study ...
07 Oct, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
Climate change: India to unveil plan on October 1India's nationally determined contributions to mitigate climate change are likely to be unveiled on October 1 and will promote renewable en...
24 Sep, 2015, 02.51 AM IST
Development activities threatening Himalayan ecology: GovernmentHimalayan ecology is under threat due to development activities in the area, as per studies undertaken by Himalayan Environment and Develop...
11 Aug, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
- Govt approves mission to sustain Himalayan ecosystem
The mission, with an outlay of Rs 550 crore during the 12th plan period, will focus on biodiversity, conservation and protection of wildlif...
01 Mar, 2014, 04.12 AM IST
- Centre planned to study melting of Himalayan glaciers
A 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...
29 Oct, 2009, 07.28 PM IST
- Himalayas hotspot of climate change
Himalayan ecosystems are 'the hotspots'. That's the message from the two-day South Asian Regional Climate Change Conference.
04 Sep, 2009, 03.21 AM IST
- PM seeks SAARC cooperation in combating climate change
Extending India's readiness to share its experience on climate change, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said SAARC countries could...
02 Aug, 2008, 06.48 PM IST