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Breakthrough in ZojiLa Tunnel paves way yr-round Ladakh linkUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari inspected the Zojila Tunnel. He triggered the final breakthrough of this strategic project. The tunnel connect...- Zojila tunnel breakthrough to bring Ladakh closer to all-weather accessThe Zojila Tunnel project has reached a major milestone with its final breakthrough. This 13.153-km tunnel will provide all-weather road ac...
- Final rock falls at Zojila: India completes breakthrough in world's longest bi-directional road tunnelIndia has achieved a monumental breakthrough with the completion of excavation for the 13.153-km Zojila Tunnel. This engineering marvel, co...
- Arunachal's Tawang on alert over threat of Glacial Lake Outburst FloodConcerns rise in Arunachal Pradesh over a possible Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in Tawang district. Authorities are enhancing preparedness m...
- Road ministry to prioritise slope stabilisationRoad safety in hilly regions is set to improve. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will now focus on stabilizing slopes before bui...
- Rare 4.5-million-year-old freshwater fish fossils found in Dehradun’s Shivalik foothills, a region previously known only for land animalsPaleontologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the Shivalik foothills near Dehradun — the first-ever aquatic life fossils in a reg...
- India unveils new seismic map, puts entire Himalayan Arc in highest-risk zoneIndia has released a new seismic map. The entire Himalayan region is now in the highest risk Zone VI. This update means 61% of India faces ...
- 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...
- 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....
- Strong likelihood of big earthquake in Himalayan region, need to prepare better: ScientistsSenior geophysicist of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Ajay Paul said the Himalayas have come into existence as a result of a collisio...
- Decreasing gap between knowledge and society can make India world leader in S&T: Raghavan"Human interventions into science and technology have deep-rooted impacts, and the current need is to become a more learning-based self-sus...
- Collapse of rock mass weakened due to freezing may have caused U'khand flash floods: ScientistsKalachand Sain, Director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), said the glaciers where the incident occurred feed the Rishi G...
- Himalayas poised for a series of big earthquakes, says studyThe study notes that the sequence of future Himalayan earthquakes could be similar to the great earthquakes that occurred in the twentieth ...
- Medium-intensity earthquake in Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh also borders Myanmar and Bhutan. USGS estimated there was a "low likelihood" of casualties and damage from the quake.
- WII initiates study on Climate Change in Bhagirathi regionThe National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) is one of the eight National missions which form the core of India’s fi...
- Government announces highway projects worth Rs 25,000 crore for Jammu & KashmirThe announcement was made at the 'final blast' ceremony of Rs 3,720 crore Chenani-Nashri road tunnel project that will provide all-weather ...
- Plastic waste may trigger water bombs in HimalayasUnfortunately, this is the ugly truth of the Himalayas. The heap, which includes biodegradable plastic, can be found just four kilometres f...
- Recession of Himalayan glaciers part of natural process: GovtEnvironment minister Jairam Ramesh said the recession of Himalayan glaciers was part of the natural cyclical process which could be attribu...
- MOL picks 35% stake in ONGC's block in Himalayan foothillsBudapest-based MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc has taken a 35 per cent stake in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's onshore exploration block i...
- Two Indians on Time's global "Heroes of Environment" listDomestic wind power firm Suzlon Energy chief Tulsi Tanti, along with Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology's D P Dobhal, have made to a list...
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