It’s off the list, but is the snow leopard truly safe?
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently moved the snow leopard’s status from “endangered” to “vulnerable” on its Red List. The modification was based on...
Earthquakes strikes Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted in Nyingchi city and surrounding areas of Tibet with no casualties reported but the earthquake has caused damage to properties, roads of the...
Nepal, India discuss opening new air routes
KATHMANDU:
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) and Indian Embassy held a meeting today regarding new air entry points.
However, no fixed decision has been taken...
LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON—BHUTAN IN PICTURES
1.Land of the Thunder Dragon
Bhutan, fondly referred to as Land of the Thunder Dragon is a nation that leads by example. Besides the staggering natural beauty of...
Second Indo-Bhutan Friendship Car Rally flagged off
Arunachal Pradesh Governor BD Mishra flagged off the second Indo-Bhutan Friendship Car Rally 2017 which had 17 participants. The governor addresses the participants and pronounced his hopes...
Top 10 books about the Himalayas
The Himalayas are the highest mountains on Earth, the stupendously wild boundary between India and Tibet and a magnet for countless adventurers, missionaries and spiritual seekers. Yet the...
Storytelling with a Difference: Meet our Himasset Munmun Dhalaria
A great storyteller bridges the gap between “you” and “me” to make their audience feel one with them. They understand that story-telling is a conversation, a dialogue...
Medtronic Reprimanded by Chinese Government
Medical device company Medtronic has been reprimanded by the Chinese government for accidentally listing Tibet, Taiwan, and Hong Kong as separate countries on its website. China’s cyberspace...
‘Mountains under Pressure: climate, hunger, migration’ is focus of 15th annual International Mountain Day
The 2017 theme of International Mountain Day, “Mountains under Pressure: climate, hunger, migration,” invites people from around the world to focus on environmental factors, such as climate...
Measuring Mount Everest: a proud Nepali on his dangerous mission to the top of...
On reaching the peak of Mount Everest, climbers usually pose for photographs, fly their country’s flag, or just gaze at the majestic Himalayas.
Khim Lal Gautam, a surveyor...
Nepal plane crash: 21 bodies retrieved from site, says civil aviation authority
The wreckage of the crashed Tara Air aircraft located at Sanosware, Thasang-2, Mustang(Nepal Army/ANI)
The Tara Air plane with 22 people on board had taken off at 9.55...
Positive Changes in Himalayas
Concerned over drastic climate change in Shimla and others parts of Himachal Pradesh, a software engineer from Shimla is on her way to Antarctica to gain leadership...
“Tarballs” Detected in Himalayan Atmosphere
Some people refer to the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau as the “third pole” because the region has the largest reserve of glacial snow and ice outside of the north...
Entire village in Lahaul tests Covid positive
MANALI: All residents of Thorang village of Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh, barring 52-year-old Bhushan Thakur, have tested positive for Covid-19. The Lahaul-Spiti valley has become the worst-affected district in the...
Global warming to claim 33% of ice volume in Hindu Kush Himalayan region: Expert
Global warming is not only posing a serious threat to glaciers, it will also result in a loss of 33 percent of total ice volume in the...
‘I was in awe of Hazarika’
Joor Baruah, the documentary filmmaker grew up in the Brahmaputra plains. His inquisitiveness always made him wonder regarding the life and culture of the unseen and the...
Why Rohtang Tunnel Can Turn From Boon to Bane for Lahaul’s People and Ecology
On October 3, the Rohtang tunnel was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in Manali. There was the usual euphoria on the part of both the Central and...
Take a virtual journey to the beautiful Himalayas where saffron is produced
The Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) blooms in Kashmir Valley, surrounded by the Himalayas on all sides, for only two weeks a year.
At the end of autumn, usually...
Air Scheme for Low Cost Fliers
In a big boost to tourism, the Centre on Friday included Uttarakhand in its regional air connectivity scheme making air travel to the region affordable for the...
Shivangi Pathak becomes the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest
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Shivangi Pathak, a 16-year-old teenager from Haryana’s Hisar district has become the youngest Indian to summit Mount Everest. Along with her team of climbers, she...
India Gets Its First Glass Skywalk in Sikkim – Here’s All You Need to...
If you’ve ever dreamed about strolling on a glass skywalk, then you don’t need to spend a bomb to visit a foreign country to do so as...
2 wonderful new books take armchair travelers to the Himalayas
“Till the summer of 1904 if one had been asked what was the most mysterious spot on the earth’s surface the reply would have been Lhasa.” So...
Himachal Regiment
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur met Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday and sought a “Himachal Regiment” in the Army. Mr. Thakur said the creation of...
India’s Global Himalayan Expedition wins UN award for efforts to fight climate change amid...
An Indian organisation that leverages tourism and technology to help remote communities access solar energy has won a prestigious UN award for its efforts to combat climate...
Himalayan towns like Darjeeling, Mussoorie and Kathmandu are going to fast run dry
Famed mountain retreats such as Mussoorie, Darjeeling and Kathmandu may soon face acute water distress — with a demand-supply gap already as vast as 70 percent in...
Retracing stories and journeys of laborers from NE India in WWI
Wanphrang K Diengdoh is an award winning filmmaker hailing from Shillong whose work surround the issues regarding tribal identity. He has been the recipient of many awards...
Himalayan mountain springs drying up
Niti Aayog seeks comments from all stakeholders by 19 February to decide the future course of action to save Himalayan springs and the millions who depend on...
Study predicts massive habitat decline for the Himalayan brown bear by 2050 due to...
A recent study on the Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) has predicted a significant reduction in suitable habitat and biological corridors of the species in the...
Uttarakhand lost 50,000 hectares forest land to developmental activities in last 20 years
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand, birthplace of the country’s major rivers like Ganga and Yamuna and home to the Himalayan ranges, is rapidly losing its forest land to commercial activities.
Data...
Interlocutor’s letter ended Nagaland poll impasse
A letter written by the Centre’s interlocutor R.N. Ravi to the Naga groups, including the NSCN (Isak-Muivah), on February 3, helped to end the impasse over the...
Mountain biking expedition concludes in Uttarkashi
UTTARKASHI: The first-of-its-kind Mountain Terrain Biking (MTB) expedition to the Nelong Valley region of Indo-China border in Uttarkashi district concluded on Friday. The week-long expedition was organised...
Regular sightings indicate rise in number of snow leopards in HP
The number of endangered snow leopards appear to be increasing as more sightings have been reported in the remote, high mountainous areas of Himachal Pradesh even as...
‘Kokborok’- The Tribal Language Usage made mandatory by the Tripura Government
Tripura government has made Kokborok language mandatory to be displayed on signboards, nameplates and other notice boards in the government buildings with also issuing notifications, making it...
India-Bhutan collaborate on phase three trials of COVID-19 vaccine
India is collaborating with Bhutan for conducting Phase-3 trials of COVID vaccine candidate even as New Delhi has sent seven consignments of essential medicines to the country...
Not Japan Or Paris, It’s India: Shillong Turns Pink As Cherry Blossoms Take Over...
Had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, many Indian travellers would have booked tickets to Shillong in Meghalaya which, at present, is looking like a painting with whimsical...
India, China have to ‘live side by side’: Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai lama siad on Sunday, that India and China have to live "side by side" whether they like it or not. He also...
92 new flight routes in Northeast under Udaan-2: Jayant Sinha
The regional connectivity scheme proposed by the government, Udaan, has been created to provide connectivity to remote areas and improve access in under-served regions.
In a bid to...
Stephen Atler wins Banff’s Mountain Environment and Natural History Award for his work, Wild...
Author and Fulbright scholar Stephen Alter has been announced the 2020 recipient of the notable Mountain Environment and Natural History prize, awarded each year as part of the Banff Mountain...
Snowfall in higher reaches of Valley
The famous ski resort of Gulmarg and other higher reaches of Kashmir received snowfall for the second day on Tuesday. The plains were lashed by rains, the...
3 Northern States Report increase in teenage pregnancy
At a time when teenage pregnancy–share of women aged 15-19 years who had begun childbearing–fell in the rest of the country, with some of India’s poorest states...
Majestic Himalayas Get ‘Winter Wonderland’ Feeling as India’s Kedarnath Temple Sees Snowfall
After months of extreme heat, torrential rains causing flooding in several states, cyclones, and a severe locust attack, cold breezes have returned to India, prompting people to...
Why the people of Spiti eat stones
he word “Amchi” means mother of all living beings. As part of a centuries-long lineage, my family has been using Sowa Rigpa (traditional Tibetan medicine) as a...
COVID-19: Every third student in Indian Himalayan region couldn’t access online classes
Educational learning has been an unusual victim of the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Continuity of learning has been impacted adversely — so has the students’...
Explained: Why scientists are trying to cultivate asafoetida or heeng in the Indian Himalayas
Asafoetida, or heeng, is a common ingredient in most Indian kitchens –– so much so that the country imports Rs 600 crore worth of this pungent flavoured herb every...
Water Tourism
Mar 4, 2018-Tourist arrivals in hotels and resorts on the banks of Sunkoshi and Bhotekoshi rivers have increased due to the beginning of the summer season. The...
The 2017 Champion Macau Auction on November 26
The November edition of the Champion Macau Auction fetaures rarities that are graded by PMG and NGC. The auction is held at the Sofitel Macau ponte 16...
19 stunning Himachal homestays that are now open
You may have missed your summer vacation this year due to the lockdown, but you won’t have to compromise on your winter break. Parts of Himachal Pradesh received their...
Why the mountains matter
Mountains are the most magnificent and majestic geographical features of the world. Be it the Andes in South America, the Alps in Europe or the mighty Himalayas...
Entrepreneurs in the Himalayas
Drukpa Thuksey Rinpoche of Ladakh talks about how the Naropa Fellowship aims to create agents of change for a robust socio-economic environment in the Himalayan region.
The 1,000-year-old...
Climate change may cause 26% habitat loss for snow trout in Himalayan rivers: Study
DHARAMSHALA: Snow trout, the iconic cold-water fish species found in Himalayan rivers, would lose their habitat by 16 percent in the next 30 years and by over...