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Arunachal's Tawang on alert over threat of Glacial Lake Outburst FloodConcerns rise in Arunachal Pradesh over a possible Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in Tawang district. Authorities are enhancing preparedness m...- Monsoon alert for travellers: Heading to hill stations? Check's IMD rain warning for these statesMonsoon update: Southwest monsoon has arrived in Kerala, signalling the start of India's crucial four-month rainy season. Southern and west...
- Kedarnath Yatra on high alert: IMD warns of heavy rain & thunderstorms, check Dehradun traffic plan before you travelThe India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Kedarnath, warning of thunderstorms and strong winds, placing the ongoing...
- Road ministry to prioritise slope stabilisationRoad safety in hilly regions is set to improve. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will now focus on stabilizing slopes before bui...
- NGT issues notice to Centre over hanging glacier danger in central HimalayaThe National Green Tribunal has sought responses from the Centre and other bodies concerning the danger posed by hanging glaciers in the ce...
- It's raining disaster: Why Himalayan states face rising monsoon tragediesHimalayan states face increasing monsoon calamities exacerbated by infrastructure expansion and inadequate early-warning systems. Recent di...
- Experts warn current Char Dham road plan could trigger Himalayan disasterA Supreme Court panel warns that the Char Dham road widening project in the Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone risks triggering a disaster. Expe...
- From Kedarnath to Dharali: Uttarakhand's unheeded warnings and rising disastersFlash floods in Kheer Ganga revive memories of past disasters for survivors. Uttarakhand faces increasing extreme rainfall and landslides. ...
- 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...
- Tim Draper-backed Bon V Aero launches logistics droneWith advanced autonomous capabilities and fully designed, developed and manufactured in India by Bon V Aero, the drone is engineered to tac...
- Finance Commission to address issues of freebies, compensation for green cover: Chairman PanagariyaThe 16th Finance Commission will tackle issues related to the distribution of freebies and compensation for providing green cover, Chairman...
- 14 metres to freedom: Final push to free workers trapped in collapsed tunnelAfter a series of rapid advances, hopes that the men's freedom was imminent were dashed late Wednesday when the drilling machine powering t...
- Centre working on plan to assess vulnerability of all glacial lakes: SourcesThe Indian government, in collaboration with the states, plans to reassess the vulnerability of glacial lakes in the country through ground...
- Treacherous skies: mountains, lax oversight haunt Nepal air travelThe country has some of the world's most remote and trickiest runways, flanked by snow-capped peaks with approaches that pose a challenge f...
- China looks at an Indian to save itself from natural disastersGeophysicist Paramesh Banerjee will be the first Indian to head a Chinese scientific institution though many Indians scientists already wor...
- Uttarakhand's response after 2013 floods was not adequate: CAGCAG has slammed the Uttarakhand government for lack of "adequate" response in the aftermath of the June 2013 flash floods.
- Nepal asks foreign rescue workers to return homeInformation minister Minendra Rijal said that as the major rescue work in Kathmandu was over, the remaining operations could be handled by ...
- Reconstruction work continues in Kedarnath: Uttarakhand CM Harish RawatRudraprayag DM Raghav Langar gave a presentation on reconstruction work in Kedarpuri saying there will be no construction at the back of th...
- Determine plan priorities as per state-specific needs: KhanduriUttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri on Wednesday asked the Centre to determine plan priorities according to region and state-specific n...
- IGNOU to plan out strategy for sustainable devIndira Gandhi National Open University will involve its various departments in planning out a strategy to work for sustainable use of resou...
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