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Bird flu alert from Himachal: How bad is the situation

The Centre has issued a bird flu alert to states after cases of H5N1 avian influenza were reported from several places across the country. The central government has asked the

In pictures: Shimla gets season’s first snow

A white morning greeted the queen of hills, Shimla, bringing cheers to residents and tourists as the capital town received its first moderate snowfall. Tourists thronged to the Mall Road

Pradeep Sangwan receives praise from PM for cleaning Himalayas

Pradeep Sangwan’s campaign of cleaning Himalayas and clearing off the plastic waste from different areas of the Himalayas garnered praise and acclamation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his “Mann

Two New Protected Areas in Nepal’s Himalayas

Rainforest Trust and our long-time partner, KTK-BELT have recently created two protected areas in Nepal’s Himalayas totalling 261,557 acres––that’s one-third larger than New York City. This is the biggest step

India plans to measure depth of Himalayan glaciers to assess water availability

As global warming affects the Himalayas, the Ministry of Earth Sciences is planning to measure the depth of glaciers in the region to assess their volume and gauge the water

India-Nepal ties tall as Himalayas, deep as ocean with: Bipin Rawat

Kathmandu: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has described the relationship between India and Nepal as “tall as the Himalayas and as deep as the Indian Ocean”. Rawat on

There is a ‘natural aerosol factory’ in the Himalayas and it affects climate, study finds

A new study has found that the Himalayas generate large quantities of natural aerosols that may play an important role in cloud formation and the Earth’s climate. The Himalayas act

It’s a pig, it’s a goat, it’s a serow: Explaining an unusual sighting in the Spiti cold desert

A Himalayan serow has been sighted for the first time in the Himalayan cold desert region. Why is the sighting significant? First, what kind of an animal is the Himalayan

NASA shares picture of snow-covered Himalayan mountains from space.

In her famous track titled Tennis Court, singer Lorde sang the poetic lyric, “I’ll see the veins of my city like they do in space”. If you’re a Delhite, then

Centre to establish regional climate centre for Himalayas

A Regional Climate Centre for the Third Pole or the Hindukush Himalayan region will be established to conduct cutting-edge climate research, assessments and applications to forecast impacts of climate change

From Monoliths to Yetis in the Himalayas; a look at mind-boggling mysteries of the world

From the monolith mystery on the Compton beach of the Isle of Wight by beach-goers after the mysterious disappearance from the Utah desert and a Romanian mountainside to the Bermuda

World’s Highest Post Office In The Himalayas

India is proud of the majestic Himalayas, its fascinating landscapes, snow capped peaks and unique mountain biodiversity. The Himalayas or other mountain ranges in the world have attracted climbers for