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UTTARAKHAND AVALANCHE WARNING
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...
Uttarakhand: Disaster management warns of avalanche risk for next 48 hoursUttarakhand is experiencing widespread rainfall and moderate snowfall across its districts. While no major damage has been reported, author...
J&K, Himachal & Uttarakhand snowfall: Western disturbance worsens winter in North India; Flights cancelled, 700+ roads blocked, and more updatesWeather Today: A potent Western Disturbance has brought heavy snowfall and rain to Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, disr...
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...
A ticking time bomb in the Himalayas? Govt flags 100 dams at risk of glacial lake outburst floodsA government warning highlights the vulnerability of over 100 dams in six Himalayan states to flash floods caused by glacial lake outbursts...
Avalanches recurring phenomenon in JK, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Arunachal: GovtAvalanches are a recurrent danger in high-altitude areas like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh. To m...
33 of 57 BRO workers trapped under avalanche in Uttarakhand rescuedRescue teams, including the NDRF, SDRF, ITBP, and Army, have successfully saved 33 out of 57 BRO workers trapped by an avalanche in Uttarak...
Badrinath Avalanche: 41 workers trapped under snow after glacier burst in Chamoli, UttarakhandBadrinath Avalanche News: A massive avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday trapped 47 workers from the Border Roads Organisa...
Avalanche warning issued for Uttarakhand's ChamoliAn orange alert for an avalanche at an altitude of over 3,000 metres has been issued for Uttarakhand's Chamoli district by the Defence Geoi...
Anand Mahindra spreads smiles, shares cute video of twin sisters celebrating snowfall in KashmirAnand Mahindra recently shared an endearing video of twin sisters reporting on the first snowfall in Kashmir. The charming clip, featuring ...
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...
When Nature warns us, we better listenThe Himalayan ecosystem is a fragile one. So, building infrastructure in the region must take this into account. The region's carrying capa...
Indian researchers working on early landslide detection systems to reduce fatalities, damageSeveral groups of researchers in the country are working upon solutions to reduce landslide-induced fatalities by providing early and accur...
Mindless rampage on Himalayas in name of development must stop: Chipko movement leaderAccording to the 87-year-old environmentalist, who was a Chipko movement leader, projects like the Rishi Ganga hydel project, which bore th...
Heavy snowfall in J&K, Uttarakhand; Jammu-Srinagar highway closedIn Kashmir, authorities issued an avalanche warning for four districts as the higher reaches of the Union Territory received moderate to he...
Avalanche warning in J&K, HP, Uttarakhand for another 24 hoursAn avalanche warning was again issued today for higher areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Avalanche warning in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, UttarakhandAn advisory was issued by the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRD...
Alert sounded in higher parts of Uttarakhand after snow avalanches warningThe meteorological department predicted inclement weather in Uttarakhand for the next few days during which it said high altitude areas of ...
Entire Himalayan region vulnerable to earthquakesAn NIDM paper on the national disaster risk profile, referring to scientific assessments, warned that very severe earthquakes were likely t...
Snow avalanche alert in high altitude areas of UttarkhandAvalanche activity may take place in the higher reaches of the hills of Chamoli, Tehri, Pauri, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh dist...