MOU for lab-to-land approach

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:12

The GBP Institute for Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED), an autonomous institute under Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), has initiated implementation of lab-to-land approach by signing an MoU with the Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA).

Seven rare Himalayan Griffon vultures killed by train

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 17:28

Seven rare breed of Himalayan Griffon vulture were killed and four others seriously injured by a goods train in Assam`s Kamrup district today, forest officials said.

Tibet courts dealt "heavy blow" to separatists in 2013: Report

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 18:39

Tibetan courts dealt a "heavy blow" last year to anti-China separatist movement in the remote Himalayan region, handling 20 cases involving national security, but the fight remains "grave", a report said on Monday.

No failure on part of MeT in Uttarakhand calamity: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 20:44

There was no failure on the part of the MeT department as it had issued warning of heavy to very heavy rains in Uttarakhand, just before the disaster, government has said.

Himalayan flowers shed light on climate change

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:02

Himalayan flowers have evolved to attract bees as pollinators, scientists have found for the first time.

Sikkim revives dying mountain springs, lakes

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 16:46

Sikkim government has given a fresh lease of life to dying mountain springs and lakes for ensuring water security in the Himalayan region.

Smoke from Indian religious sites `melting Himalayan glaciers`

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 19:04

Religious sites are responsible for almost a quarter of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming on the Indian subcontinent and the melting of the Himalayan glaciers, a new study has claimed.

Eight more bodies recovered at Kedarnath

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 18:51

Eight highly decomposed bodies were recovered from the debris at Kedarnath.

A lot needs to be done in Kedar valley: Harish Rawat

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 22:21

Union Minister for Water Resources Harish Rawat on Friday said a lot still needs to be done to improve the conditions in Kedar valley which bore the brunt of the mid-June calamity in Uttarakhand.

No decision so far on removal of debris in Kedarnath: Bahuguna

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 17:48

Uttarakhand government has not taken any decision so far on removal of tonnes of debris lying around Kedarnath since the "Himalayan Tsunami" of June, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said on Thursday.

Himalayan glaciers receding at varying rates: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 20:00

Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the glaciers in the Himalayan region are receding at varying rates in different regions.