Rajnath Singh to visit Siachen tomorrow, celebrate Holi with military personnelRajnath Singh to celebrate Holi at Siachen, battling frostbite and avalanches at 20,000 ft. The highest militarised zone faces -60°C temper...
23 Mar, 2024, 05.10 PM IST
Chile's Queulat National Park: Mountain glacier collapses amid soaring temperatures. See detailsIn a chilling video captured by a tourist, an approximately 200-metre glacier piece sitting atop a mountain in Chile’s Queulat National Par...
14 Sep, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
Black carbon deposits are accelerating glaciers and snow melt in Himalayan ranges says World BankIt is generated by human activity both inside and outside South Asia. It is part of a larger basket of aerosols that impact climate change ...
03 Jun, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
J&K glaciers melting at 'significant' rate, study findsThe study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, was carried over the Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh region, including areas across the ...
08 Sep, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
Snowfall may be key to why some Himalayan glaciers aren’t meltingGlobal warming is shrinking glaciers across the world, whether in the Alps or the Himalayas. Except in one spot: the Karokaram mountain ran...
21 Feb, 2020, 04.30 AM IST
Siachen avalanche: Army Chief apprises Defence Minister about ground situationDefence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed anguish over the death of the Army personnel and civilians who were struck by the avalanche at an ...
19 Nov, 2019, 04.11 PM IST
Four Army personnel, two porters killed in avalanche in Siachen glacierThe team was on a patrol when the avalanche hit them around 3 pm. The sources said a search and rescue operation has been launched to locat...
19 Nov, 2019, 01.33 PM IST
In a first motorcycle expedition comprising of Indian Army personnel reached Karakoram PassThe ‘Himalayan Heights Motorcycle Expedition’ was flagged off from Karu, Leh on April 7, traversed the challenging terrain of Eastern Ladak...
18 Apr, 2019, 10.28 AM IST
Pakistan claims its fighter jets flew near Siachen, India says no airspace violation"Our response to any Indian aggression will be remembered by their coming generations," PAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman told Pak me...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.40 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
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 ...
26 Jul, 2016, 07.13 PM IST
87% of Himalayan glaciers stable since 2001: Environment Minister Prakash JavadekarAs many as 248 of 2,018 or 12.3% of Himalayan glaciers are "retreating" while 18 are advancing, environment minister, Prakash Javadekar tol...
15 Dec, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
- 87% of Himalayan glaciers stable since 2001: Javadekar
As many as 248 of 2,018 or 12.3% of Himalayan glaciers are “retreating” while 18 are advancing, environment minister, Prakash Javadekar tol...
15 Dec, 2015, 07.23 AM IST
Pakistan asks India to withdraw troops from Siachen over environmental issuePakistan asked India to withdraw its troops from Siachen, claiming their presence on the glacier was damaging the environment.
04 Dec, 2013, 04.22 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
- Construction by Chinese army across Karakoram: J&K report
The Chinese army has done some construction activities along the international border across Karakoram ranges in Ladakh sector for the firs...
14 Sep, 2009, 01.34 AM IST
- Chinese taking land by inches and not yards;const in Karakoram
Chinese army has done some construction activities along the international border across Karakoram ranges in Ladakh sector for the first ti...
13 Sep, 2009, 10.13 PM IST