Lt Gen Harjeet Singh Sahi appointed Chief of Staff, Western CommandAccording to the Defence PRO, Lt Gen Sahi succeeds Lieutenant General Puneet Ahuja, AVSM, SM, VSM, who has proceeded to assume the appointm...
26 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
The green strategic partnership: India and Norway chart a sustainable futurePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s May 2026 visit to Norway — the first by an Indian Prime Minister in over 40 years — upgraded bilateral ties ...
24 May, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
A 1986 Iceberg Is Disappearing at Last, Unveiling a Rare and Mesmerizing Blue GlowIceberg A-23A, once the largest on Earth, is nearing its end as vibrant aquamarine meltwater pools form on its surface. These blue spots, a...
06 May, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
Snow chaos ahead! 18 inches incoming, as travel could become impossible in warning zonesA major winter storm is set to impact seven states with heavy snow and powerful winds up to 90 mph. Travel could become impossible in affec...
22 Apr, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on recordSwiss glaciers faced "enormous" melting this year, losing 3% of their total volume, marking the fourth-largest annual drop on record. This ...
02 Oct, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
Save the world's glaciers to save the planet: UNSaving the world's shrinking glaciers is a "survival strategy" for the planet, the UN said on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump a...
22 Jan, 2025, 07.34 PM IST
Captain Fatima Wasim becomes first woman medical officer to be deployed to operational post on Siachen Glacier"She (Captain Fatima Wasim) was inducted to a post at an altitude of 15,200 feet after undergoing rigorous training at Siachen Battle Schoo...
11 Dec, 2023, 12.11 PM 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
Greenland's largest glaciers likely to melt faster than feared, shows studyBut over the last two decades, the world's ice sheets atop Greenland and Antarctica have become the single largest source of sea level rise.
18 Nov, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
Glaciers from half of world heritage sites to disappear by 2100Glaciers from almost half of natural World Heritage sites may disappear completely by 2100, a study said. Even under a low emission scenari...
03 May, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
- Recession of Himalayan glaciers alarming: ISRO scientists
Bengaluru, July 12 (IANS) Analysis of satellite images have revealed an "alarming recession" of glaciers in the Bhilangna basin of the Garh...
12 Jul, 2017, 01.37 PM IST
Large hidden lakes found draining below Antarctic glacierThe glacier sped up by about 10 per cent during that time, showing that the glacier's long-term movement is fairly oblivious to trickles at...
13 Feb, 2017, 01.30 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
Unabated climate change may lead to sea-level rise by ice loss in Antarctic, shows studyThe ice loss would cause to withdraw up to 300 km inland and release vast quantities of water, contributing up to 3 meters of sea-level ris...
19 May, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
Everest glaciers may disappear by 2100: StudyGlaciers in the Everest region of the Himalayas could shrink at least 70 per cent or even disappear entirely by the end of the century if g...
27 May, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
- Ocean warming melting one of largest Antarctica glaciers
One of the largest glaciers on the planet, Totten, is melting due to ocean warming, a phenomenon that demonstrates the vulnerability of Eas...
27 Jan, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
- Dry Gujarat, rich in wetlands
It is official now. Gujarat has one of the largest wetland covers in the country. Of the 10 million hectares of wetland in India, three mil...
09 Jun, 2011, 03.24 AM IST