Himalayan glaciers risk losing 75% of their volume by 2100 due to global warmingThe Hindu Kush Himalaya region spans across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, encompassing iconi...
20 Jun, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
Bioeconomy can generate solutions for major challenges in climate change: ExpertsExperts, faculty members and a large number of students, who converged at the Hindu College, Delhi University to mark the "Himalayan Day", ...
11 Sep, 2022, 10.20 PM IST
Black carbon deposits are accelerating glaciers and snow melt in Himalayan ranges says World BankIt is generated by human activity both inside and outside South Asia. It is part of a larger basket of aerosols that impact climate change ...
03 Jun, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
As minister, I was against power projects on Ganga, its main tributaries: Uma BhartiA part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhau...
07 Feb, 2021, 09.50 PM IST
Water supply in 3 key river basins dipsThe study released by the government on Wednesday was conducted by CWC in collaboration with ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ...
28 Jun, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment: ICIMOD reportTen major rivers of Hindu Kush Himalaya are a lifeline for nearly 2 billion people in eight countries.
09 Feb, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
Large Himalayan born river flowed through Rann of Kutch: GovernmentAmong other, the panel has recommended the government to establish a data bank for compiling scientific information on palaeochannels.
21 Nov, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
5 states to soon launch massive plantation drive along river Ganga17 Mar, 2016, 09.30 PM IST
World Bank to give $35 million to Pakistan for Indus River BasinThe World Bank has approved an additional $35 mn to support improved management, planning and development of water resources in the Indus R...
22 Dec, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Climate change may lead to severe water shortage in NepalClimate change, increase in agricultural land use and population growth may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal in the coming decades, a...
20 Oct, 2015, 07.44 PM IST
ONGC takes PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat drive to HimalayasOil producers usually prefer to bake Earth for profit. But ONGC is bucking that trend by using some of its profit to nurse the ground and c...
13 Aug, 2015, 03.30 PM 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
International conference on climate change begins in NepalThe conference on climate change has a participation of more than 200 scientists, policy makers & parliamentarians from countries including...
09 Nov, 2014, 06.56 PM IST
Efforts on to detect roots of river Saraswati: Uma BhartiShe was responding to a calling attention motion moved by BJP member Rattan Lal Kataria on the need to set up a Saraswati Research Institut...
12 Aug, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
Ecopreneurship: A plan to save the hillsThe disaster in Uttarakhand this June has left a trail of destruction unlike any other rain-related tragedy in the state in a very long tim...
13 Sep, 2013, 12.51 PM IST
- Cyclists set out for green GDP
A group of environmental activists set out from here on a 2,000km awareness yatra on Tuesday to press for the introduction of what they are...
21 Nov, 2012, 04.40 AM IST
- Nepal cabinet to hold meeting on Everest: Minister
A meeting of the Nepalese cabinet will take place on Mount Everest to draw the attention of the global community to the threat from global ...
02 Nov, 2009, 05.20 PM IST