Joshimath evacuees return to their unsafe & damaged homes even as rehabilitation policy non-existent after 16 months

They say they have not been given enough compensation to restart their lives; work for stabilisation of Joshimath has also not started

A winter without snow

Record-low snowfall in the Himalayas is evidence that climate change is speeding up

Himalayan calamity

The Himalayan region accounted for 44 per cent of all the disasters reported in India 

The Himalayas are fraying — but an interdisciplinary approach can help us save it

Ecologists and agricultural scientists at recent conference in Meghalaya brought up impacts of human economy on hilly and mountain ecosystems

Fight for land

From stricter land laws to revising domicile rules, Uttarakhand residents demand government action to stop the sale of agricultural land to …

White Death: Search, rescue operations called off at Sikkim’s Nathula road 

All victims had been accounted for, according to the Gangtok district collector

What are western disturbances?

Here's a prime on this wind that come from the west towards India

Big takeaway from Uttarkashi tunnel episode is do not toy with the Himalayas

Economic development is very important for any country, but it must be for the betterment of human lives

Simply Put: Universal gravitation

Simply Put: Joshimath, the tilted town

Simply Put: The mountain of trash

A damp squib

High-yield, low agro-diversity

Green Revolution crops have also snuffed out farmers' wisdom in the Western Himalaya

PIL seeking directions for carrying capacity: An opportunity to save the ecology of Himalayan states

Determining capacity and resources is critical for sustainable development

What are Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)? Why do we need to pay attention to them?

Some of the most catastrophic floods in the Hindu Kush Himalayas have been caused by glacial lake outburst events. The last recorded GLOF event …

Simply Put: Bleak future for Hindu Kush Himalayas

When Shimla ran out of water, and tourists as well

When Shimla ran out of water, and tourists as well

Flowed east, flowing west

Changing course of Himalayan rivers passing through Punjab

Mountains Matter: Are the Indian Himalayas tourism-sustainable?

The answer is no if the government’s own findings are considered

Himalayan oak forests under threat

Forest degradation and climate change behind Uttarakhand floods, say local people

Climate change-driven sea-level rise could increase arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh: Study

India, too, suffers from a high burden, with Bihar showing an upsurge in cases affected by arsenic poisoning

Simply Put: Evolution of Shimla

Snow cover across Northern Hemisphere has declined in last 4 decades due to changing climate: Study

Ninety per cent of the global population lives in the Northern Hemisphere, above the Equator

Simply Put: Damning evidence against large dams

Simply Put: The brighter side of things