KATHMANDU – Raging water disrupted life in Thame village—home to some of Nepal’s famed Sherpas—when a glacial lake in the ...

In all cases, it’s important to leverage local knowledge and actively involve the affected communities. As the Thame glacial lake flooding incident demonstrated, local knowledge is vital to saving ...

The Hindu Kush Himalayas holds the world’s largest ice reserves outside the polar regions and extends 3,500 kilometers over Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the People’s Republic of China, India, ...

Glaciers are among the most visible indicators of climate change, and their rapid melting poses a severe threat to ecosystems, infrastructure, and communities worldwide.

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (APP): Pakistan Monday brushed aside India’s claim of Jammu and Kashmir being its ‘integral part”, ...

Pakistan has discovered a gold deposit worth Rs 80,000 crore in the Indus River, believed to have originated from India's Himalayan region. The river’s currents carried gold particles downstream, ...

When changing climatic conditions, increasing heat waves and other extreme weather events have challenged the availability of fresh water, experts advocate going beyond the conventional for futuristic ...

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday announced that he doesn't have immediate plans to visit the disputed trijunction of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani. Oli made the statement while ...

The tell-tale sign of an experienced driver—though there are exceptions—is if they switch off the ignition while the ...

BHPian gypsyFreak recently shared this with other enthusiasts:After my last Ladakh drive in 2016, I had always dreamt of ...

Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to fulfil its responsibility by ensuring the implementation of its own ...

Climate change and “unsustainable human activities” are driving “unprecedented changes” to mountains and glaciers, a UN report warns.