The Himalayan regions are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events, largely as a result of climate change. Melting glaciers and al...

Over 10,000 pilgrims were safely evacuated from the Kedarnath route in Rudraprayag after a landslide at Munkatiya blocked the highway. Join...

Flash floods in Kheer Ganga revive memories of past disasters for survivors. Uttarakhand faces increasing extreme rainfall and landslides. ...

As Sikkim picks up the pieces following flash floods that saw many thousands being displaced, major infrastructure projects destroyed and s...

Cracks have appeared in hundreds of houses of Joshimath, the gateway to some renowned pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib. Ch...

The Kedarnath deluge had claimed nearly 5,000 lives, while the Rishiganga flash floods killed more than 200 people besides causing severe d...

It is not surprising that the Himalayas have sent us a message which is sharp and clear: unbridled development will lead to damage. It is a...

In high mountainous terrains, melting of glaciers due to global warming leading to higher warming rates over higher elevation than lower el...

The airport is going to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Pakyong near the state capital Gangtok on Monday.

While many said they are living in ramshackle, makeshift dwellings, others spoke of being condemned to carry on as refugees in neighbouring...

FM earmarked an initial outlay of Rs 100 crore in the union budget for setting up a National Centre for Himalayan Studies in Uttarakhand.

Of 64 seats going to polls today, Narendra Modi's eyes are set mainly on 31 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

2013 will remain embedded in the memory of the nation as the year which saw Uttarakhand suffer the worst natural calamity in its history.

Continuing landslides and lack of roads make it difficult for organisations to reach out to the worst-affected people.

Forests slow down the speed of rain and prevent soil erosion and gully formation — the precursors of landslides and floods.

Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa on Sunday announced a sum of Rs five crore as a "token of support and solidarity" to the rain-ravaged state of...

It would take one year to restore normalcy on the road to Kedarnath from the after effects of the cloud burst which is described as a "Hima...