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 region is no
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 state governments which
The entire Himalayan arc is poised to produce a sequence of great earthquakes, and the next big quake — of the magnitude of 8 or above — may occur during
While the first social movements occurred through protests and civil disobedience, the rise of the internet ushered in numerous online social movements. Since then, online social movements gained momentum into
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
