A new study has revealed that permafrost in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh is thawing due to climate change. This is the ice that ...

Amit Sharma As per World Meteorological Organization, Glaciers dropped about 600 gigatons of water in 2023, the most ...

From seed distribution to crop calendars, the Sher-e-Kashmir University ... there has also been a significant shortfall of snow in Kashmir, plus the attendant consequences. Experts have previously ...

Glacial lakes in the Himalayas are expanding at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of catastrophic floods for nearby ...

Reductions in snow cover can affect agriculture also through direct effects on soil moisture ... the communities and the adoption of ecosystem-based adaptation measures. In Ladakh, northern India, the ...

LEH: Technology is breaking new ground in the arid reaches of Ladakh. This summer, it will automate water supply from its ice ...

The United Nations' new report highlights that the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers has increased the vulnerability of ...

Rakesh Kumar Sharma Today, on 21st March, the world celebrates International Day of Forests or World Forest Day. This global ...

“The changes in snow and glaciers adversely affect ... glacier melt affecting water availability for irrigated agriculture. People of Ladakh creates four types of ice reservoirs: basins ...

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

To an environmentalist it has adverse consequences for a country like India, causing floods, avalanches and the like, affecting population, especially those in coastal areas. As the source of many ...