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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...
Massive avalanche hits Gandhi Sarovar near Kedarnath Dham; no casualtyScientists from the Wadia Institute emphasized the necessity of bolstering security measures in the Kedarnath Dham area following multiple ...
Climate change, pollution, construction: multiple whammy to fuel more Sikkim-like disasters, warn scientistsAs Sikkim picks up the pieces following flash floods that saw many thousands being displaced, major infrastructure projects destroyed and s...
Nepal quake triggered Sikkim disaster? Scientists to find outScientists are investigating whether the recent earthquake in Nepal caused the south Lhonak lake to burst, leading to a flash flood in the ...
Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO reportRajouri and Pulwama (J&K); Kozhikode, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Malappuram (Kerala); and South Sikkim and East Sikkim (Sikkim) are the other ...
Avalanche near Kedarnath temple leaves pilgrims worried, officials allay fearsAn avalanche continued to strike Kedarnath region as the devotees witnessed a snow storm on the hills of Kedarnath around 6 a.m. on Saturda...
Watch: Another massive avalanche hits mountains near Kedarnath templeA video showed a massive mass of snow rolling down the rocky face of a mountain not very far from the Kedarnath temple. No damage was repor...
Watch: Huge avalanche hits Chorabari Glacier area near KedarnathThe avalanche occurred in the catchment of Chorabari Glacier on Thursday evening. It is situated at a distance of about 5 km behind Kedarna...
Uttarakhand disaster: Glacial lake flood threat rising with temperature in hill statesThe highest threat from glacial lake outburst floods is in J&K and Sikkim, while in Uttarakhand’s Badrinath and Kedarnath areas, major new ...
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...
Narendra Modi on spiritual trip, visits Kedarnath and Ramdev instituteHe said the new institute, designed to facilitate clinical trials and modern packaging of ayurvedic medicines, was a big step forward towar...
Retreat of Gangotri glacier will not impact the flow of river Ganga drastically, says governmentRetreat of Gangotri glacier will not have drastic influence on the flow of Ganga as the river is not totally dependent on glaciers for its ...
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to undertake Kedarnath yatra tomorrowThe 45-year-old Congress leader will start his yatra from Gauri Kund at around 11.30 AM along with a number of political leaders and others.
Mandakini river's original course by Kedarnath restoredThe team of experts scanned the 100-metre stretch upwards to the point from where the river carved out its new course.
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- Threat of Uttarakhand-like disaster in Himachal Pradesh, scientists worried
Increased vulnerability of Himachal Pradesh to climate change has posed the threat of Uttarakhand like disaster.