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HIMALAYAN FLOOD CRISES
Himalayan flood crises linked to geological instability, climate change: Professor Ravindra KhaiwalNepal's flood crises stem from geological instability and climate change, not just rainfall. The Bhotekoshi flood disaster has claimed 626 ...- JSW–The Times of India Earth Care Awards Recognises Champions of Climate Action and Sustainability
- Illegal felling of trees likely led to floods, devastation in Himachal, J&K and Punjab, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has taken cognizance of the devastating floods in Himalayan states. Notices are issued to the central government and stat...
- One river, two countries: The Indus once fed civilisations. Now it can barely feed its deltaFor thousands of years, the Indus shaped civilisations and inspired poetry. Today, its delta is shrinking, mangroves dying, and sacred fish...
- Uttarkashi is only the latest warning: The reasons behind Uttarakhand’s vulnerability to disastersA devastating cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Harsil Valley triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least four. This disaster highligh...
- SC to set up panel to study 'carrying capacity of overcrowded' hill stations in Uttarakhand, Himachal, other statesThe panel of experts will assess the environmental and ecological concerns in overcrowded hill stations in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, a...
- Big improvement in India's disaster preparedness, response: IUCNIUCN India and the TCS Foundation have launched an initiative, "Himalaya for the Future", which aims to enhance sustainability and the well...
- Guessing a hazard: India's more or less ready for storms, but what about landslides and flash floods?While India was more or less prepared for the multiple heat waves and five cyclones that made landfall during the pandemic, mainly due to b...
- Water crisis an opportunity to become surplus nation: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Jal Shakti ministerGajendra Singh Shekhawat just laid out a detailed road map on water for the next five years.
- Year of the Rat turns into year of disastersChina hoped 2008 would be a yearlong celebration, a time to bask in the spotlight of the upcoming summer Olympics, but the Year of the Rat ...
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