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Bhutan’s tree warrior: Spreading life in the world’s most climate conscious nation

Bhutan

Sonam Phuntsho estimates that he has planted 100,000 trees in his lifetime. (Photo: Jack Board) THIMPHU: Sonam Phuntsho was just a young boy when the passion for planting enveloped him.

The Threat Of Losing 10,000 Trees Gives Rise To Another Chipko Movement In Uttarakhand

News, Social

The Uttarakhand State Forest Department is in the final stages of handing over 243 acres of forest land to the Airport Authority of India for the extension of the Jollygrant Airport. After

Save Thano Forest, Uttarakhand

Social

Newly-built village falls within our territory, says China after encroaching Nepali land in Humla district

Nepal, News, Social

Backstabbing Nepal, China has illegally constructed villages in Humla district with state media saying that the buildings constructed falls within the Chinese territory. The newly-built village is in Tibet Autonomous

Rohtang Tunnel Leaves Filth In Its Wake

India, News

The worst fears of the strong-32,000 population at Lahaul-Spiti have come true. The heavy tourist influx following the opening of the Rohtang Tunnel has exposed the three ecologically fragile and

Rain can ‘move mountains’, say scientists studying erosion patterns in Himalayas

Education, India

Rainfall can contribute in moving mountains, findings by researchers from the University of Bristol shows. These findings can not only enable geologists to effectively study the impact rain has on

Fillip to reopen Sikkim trek trails for tourists

India

After about seven months of Covid-induced shutdown, tourism reopened in Sikkim on October 10 Trekking has resumed in Sikkim with the far-flung Uttarey village in West Sikkim recently organising such

One woman’s quest to build schools in Nepal

Education, HimAssets, Nepal

When I want to volunteer, I spend a few hours helping out at a soup kitchen or tutoring kids for the SATs (*pat myself on the back*). When Sandy Cotuna

Kathmandu is eighth route for UAE’s Air Arabia Abu Dhabi starting October 17

Nepal, News

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi recently added a second city to its Bangladesh services. Now, getting into Nepal opens up more possibilities on the South Asian sector. Image Credit: Gulf News

Construction of Zojila tunnel starts. To reduce travel time from 3 hrs to 15 mins

Events, India, News, Social

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday launched the first blasting for construction related work at the 14.15 km Zojila tunnel, one of the longest in Asia, that will provide all-year

As trekkers return to Uttarakhand post-lockdown, COVID-19 caution makes for a quiet season in the mountains

Adventure, India, News

Anu Jain, a 54-year-old engineer, was among the first group of trekkers in Uttarakhand this year, after the state government relaxed travel norms to ‘unlock’ the tourism industry this September,

Arunachal Pradesh to have Greenfield Airport at Hollongi