4,699 high altitude lakes in Himalayas mapped

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 23:35

As many as 4,699 lakes in the Indian Himalayan region at an altitude above 3000-m above mean sea level have been found in an ISRO study revealing the wonders of Himalayas.

4,699 high altitude lakes in Himalayas mapped

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 20:47

As many as 4,699 lakes in the Indian Himalayan region at an altitude above 3000-m above mean sea level have been found in an ISRO study revealing the wonders of Himalayas.

Rudranath shrine reopens

Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 15:53

The Rudranath temple, one of the Panchkedar shrines located in Garhwal Himalayas, reopened on Thursday after closure during winters due to snowbound conditions.

China denies its troops crossed into India

Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013, 17:15

China dismissed as ‘speculation’ on Monday complaints in New Delhi that its troops had crossed into Indian territory and set up a camp in a remote disputed area of the Himalayas.

`Melting of ice in Arctic and Himalayas to affect India, China`

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 22:30

Himalayan nations, including India and China, will be affected in a big way by the melting of the ice in Arctic and the glaciers in Himalayas, Iceland President lafur Ragnar Grimsson today warned.

`Indian origins of melons and cucumbers confirmed`

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 15:10

The humble cucumber and melons are indigenous to India and may have originated from the foothills of the Himalayas, scientists claim.

Satellite identifies potential danger atop Himalayas

Last Updated: Monday, February 11, 2013, 09:32

A satellite-based study has indicated that a huge glacial lake has formed atop the Himalayas in Sikkim with a "very high" potential for it to burst and create devastation downstream.

Compulsory health certificate must for Amarnath pilgrims: SASB

Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2013, 23:53

Pilgrims to the Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas will have to submit a compulsory health certificate while seeking registeration for the annual pilgrimage, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on Friday said.

India`s dam-building activities in Himalaya threatening human lives and biodiversity

Last Updated: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 11:00

Unprecedented dam building in the Indian Himalaya holds serious consequences for biodiversity and could pose a threat to human lives and livelihoods, researchers have found.

Experts warn of more great quakes in the Himalayas

Last Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 20:18

: In a new study, a team of researchers has discovered that massive earthquakes in the range of 8 to 8.5 magnitudes on the Richter scale have left clear ground scars in the central Himalayas.