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Himalayan glacial lakes, water bodies expanded by 9% over 14 years, says CWCHimalayan glacial lakes and water bodies have grown by over nine percent in fourteen years. This expansion, from 2011 to 2025, highlights c...23 Oct, 2025, 03.35 PM IST- Threat of glacial lake outburst floods looms large over Kishtwar: ReportKishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir faces a significant threat. A risk assessment warns of potential glacial lake outburst floods. Padde...31 Aug, 2025, 11.55 PM IST
- 197 glacial lakes, fragile mountains, & climate change: Report warns of J&K’s catastrophic GLOF threat if urgent action isn’t takenA new risk assessment highlights the escalating threat of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. The report...31 Aug, 2025, 03.46 PM IST
- Not a cloudburst? What scientists say may have caused Dharali’s deadly floodInitial reports of a cloudburst causing the Dharali flash flood in Uttarkashi are being questioned as experts suggest a glacier collapse or...06 Aug, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
- Nagaland University-led research assesses stability of high altitude lakes in Sikkim & ArunachalNagaland University is leading a research project. It focuses on high-altitude lakes in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The project assesses ...28 Jul, 2025, 06.44 PM IST
- Central team visits first Sikkim lake as part of GLOF warning systemsThe development is part of the government's GLOF EWS Mission, which comes in the backdrop of the October 3, 2023 glacial lake outburst floo...03 Sep, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
- Chances of another glacial lake outburst in Tawang: ExpertsA team from the District Disaster Management Authority in Tawang discovered a glacial lake outburst at Sangnga Nehgu lake, causing damage t...23 Aug, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
- Govt to review design of dams vulnerable to glacial lake outburst floodsThe Indian government decided to review dams vulnerable to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) to improve spillway capacity. The Central W...08 Aug, 2024, 06.34 PM IST
- Govt to launch survey to assess vulnerability of glacial lakes after monsoonOfficials announced that after the monsoon season, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Jam...09 Jul, 2024, 06.08 PM IST
- Centre rejects Parliamentary panel idea to share glacier data with China, neighboursThe report, 'Glacier Management in the Country - Monitoring of Glaciers / Lakes Including Glacial Lake Outbursts leading to Flash-Floods in...19 Dec, 2023, 01.19 AM IST
- Finalise regulations on land use for Himalayan states: Parliamentary panel to govtA parliamentary panel has called on the government to establish regulations on land use in the Himalayan states within a fixed timeframe du...11 Dec, 2023, 09.15 PM IST
- Centre working on plan to assess vulnerability of all glacial lakes: SourcesThe Indian government, in collaboration with the states, plans to reassess the vulnerability of glacial lakes in the country through ground...22 Oct, 2023, 01.48 PM IST
- Govt forced into action after Sikkim glacial lake outburst; to launch risk mitigation planAfter the Sikkim flash flood, the Indian government is preparing to launch a ₹150 crore National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Risk Mitigati...17 Oct, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
- Glacial lake floods: A growing, unpredictable climate riskIndian rescuers are searching for over 100 missing people after a flash flood caused by a glacial lake bursting its banks. Glacial lake out...06 Oct, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
- Melting of Ladakh glacier could form three glacial lakes: StudyParkachik Glacier is one of the largest glacier in the Suru River valley, which is a part of the Southern Zanskar Ranges, western Himalaya....29 Jul, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
- 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 ...11 Feb, 2021, 11.39 PM IST
- Government agency to study the risks of floods from glacial lake outburstGSI will be studying the risks caused by floods emanating from glacial lake outburst in the Himalayan states.13 Dec, 2013, 06.57 PM IST
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