Himalayan glaciers are melting at an alarming rate. Ice loss has nearly doubled since 2000. This region holds vital ice reserves for Asia. ...

The Hindu Kush Himalaya region needs a massive USD 12 trillion for climate action by 2050. Current funding falls far short of this ambitiou...

Nepal faces a critical threat from its glacial lakes. Experts have identified 42 lakes at high risk of bursting. Such an event could lead t...

Experts warn of heightened risks of flash floods, landslides, and glacial lake outbursts in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region this monsoon sea...

Islamabad secures USD 10 million climate finance to enhance water resource management in the Indus River using nature-based solutions. The ...

China has launched an observational experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in the Mount Everest region of Tibet to study how land surfa...

India must step up its research on glaciers and augment its understanding of the issue. As major countries of the region, both India and Ch...

UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned of a potential catastrophe in the Himalayas due to the melting glaciers. Almost 240 million people dep...

Experts gathered in Kathmandu for the first-ever Inter-Polar Conference, organized jointly by the International Centre for Integrated Mount...

The findings, released on Friday, said the energy of the fall of about 22 million cubic metres of rock mixed with ice and snow “remobilised...

Ten major rivers of Hindu Kush Himalaya are a lifeline for nearly 2 billion people in eight countries.

He viewed the symposium titled "Transforming Mountain Forestry in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region", as first-of-its kind on a subject of vi...

Panwar won the award along with Avinash Jha and Sibjan Chaulagain of Nepal, Suleman Mazhar of Pakistan and HELVETAS Swiss Inter-cooperation.

Low-tech methods need to be combined with high-tech devices for effective communication in times of disaster.

"Mountains have not received due recognition in global and national development agenda," David Molden said.

Dabur Nepal and an international organisation have come together to establish a garden to promote herbal medicinal and aromatic plants from...

A UN-backed expedition will scale Mount Everest this spring to create awareness about the impact of climate change on the mountain range.