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Himachal home to 75 snow leopards, says five-year scientific estimationA recent estimation conducted in Himachal Pradesh, India, as part of the Snow Leopard Population Assessment, has revealed the presence of 4...
24 Oct, 2023, 01.45 PM IST
Through invented antiquity, Beijing seeks to validate territorial claimsName-giving is a process through which Beijing seeks to validate territorial claims through invented antiquity. While this tactic may not i...
15 Apr, 2023, 07.03 PM 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
Life and times of the man after whom Galwan river is namedThe valley, in news because of the latest India-China standoff, was in the spotlight during the 1962 war as well.
20 Jun, 2020, 12.24 PM IST
- Karakoram glaciers growing in spite of climate change: Study
In winter, the vortex affects the temperature over the whole 2,000 kilometre mountain range, but in the summer the vortex contracts and has...
08 Aug, 2017, 04.52 PM IST
Tibetan glaciers retreating, earlier study flawed: ReportMost glaciers on the Tibetan plateau and around it are rapidly melting says the latest study based on 30 years of satellite data and also a...
17 Jul, 2012, 07.54 PM IST
- Strong earthquake jolts northwestern China
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale late on Sunday jolted the Wuqia county in the northwestern Chinese province of Xinji...
06 Oct, 2008, 12.47 AM IST