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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...06 Oct, 2023, 03.15 PM IST- Melting of Ladakh glacier could form three glacial lakes: StudyParkachik Glacier is one of the largest glacier in the Suru River valley, which is a part of the Southern Zanskar Ranges, western Himalaya....29 Jul, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
- Gangotri glacier retreated by 0.23 sq km between 2001-16, govt tells Rajya Sabha"According to information received from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), in-situ measurements show the black carbon concentra...24 Mar, 2022, 09.05 PM IST
- View: Yes, glaciers are melting but no need for panicMany readers will be astonished that the contribution of glacial melt can be just under 1% even in the higher Himalayas. The estimates of s...11 Apr, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
- Uttarakhand flood: 2019 study warned Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming speedThe glacier collapse at Joshimath on Sunday led to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and caused large-scale devastation in the uppe...07 Feb, 2021, 06.51 PM IST
- Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast, 2019 study foundThe study, published in the journal Science Advances in June 2019, shows that glaciers have been losing the equivalent of more than a verti...07 Feb, 2021, 02.55 PM IST
- J&K glaciers melting at 'significant' rate, study findsThe study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, was carried over the Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh region, including areas across the ...08 Sep, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
- Recession of Himalayan glaciers alarming: ISRO scientistsBengaluru, July 12 (IANS) Analysis of satellite images have revealed an "alarming recession" of glaciers in the Bhilangna basin of the Garh...12 Jul, 2017, 01.37 PM IST
- Gangotri glacier’s rate of receding slows, but base thinning: ExpertsThe rate of retreat of Gangotri glacier has slowed down to 11 metres since 2008 from the maximum of 35 metres recorded in 1974, according t...24 Feb, 2017, 05.11 AM IST
- Retreat of Gangotri glacier will not impact the flow of river Ganga drastically, says governmentRetreat of Gangotri glacier will not have drastic influence on the flow of Ganga as the river is not totally dependent on glaciers for its ...26 Jul, 2016, 07.13 PM IST
- Pachauri rings alarm on glaciersNoted environmentalist R K Pachauri said the Himalayan glaciers are melting at a “very rapid pace” on Tuesday, but did not refer to his ear...01 Jun, 2011, 05.54 AM IST
- 'Himalayan glaciers here to stay'Studies conducted by glaciologists across the Himalayan region in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have shown that globa...28 Jan, 2010, 04.03 AM IST
- Carelessness happens at times: TERI fellowIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has goofed up so badly on its Himalayan glacier melting forecast that it's close to losing...27 Jan, 2010, 02.15 AM IST
- Recession of Himalayan glaciers part of natural process: GovtEnvironment minister Jairam Ramesh said the recession of Himalayan glaciers was part of the natural cyclical process which could be attribu...09 Dec, 2009, 07.35 PM IST
- Smaller glaciers more vulnerable to climate change: StudySmaller Himalayan glaciers are proving much more vulnerable to climate change than the area's larger glaciers, says a new report contradict...24 Nov, 2009, 05.27 PM IST
- Centre planned to study melting of Himalayan glaciersA 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
- India, China to check melting of glaciers, says PMIndia has taken up the issue of climate change and melting of glaciers with China, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday by Prime Minist...31 Aug, 2007, 12.39 AM IST
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