Earthquake jolts Hindu Kush again; tremors felt in India

The mountain range has been hit by many quakes this year

An Arctic Council-like Himalayan body brewing in India’s backyard

The ICIMOD is pursuing 8 countries, including India, to set up an inter-governmental body to protect the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, known as …

ग्लोबल वार्मिंग के चलते सफेद से हरा होता जा रहा है हिन्दुकुश हिमालय

नासा के उपग्रहों से प्राप्त आंकड़ों और उसके विश्लेषण से पता चला है कि माउंट एवरेस्ट की 20,000 फीट की ऊंचाई पर घास और ...

Market towns in the Hindu-Kush Himalayas: Trends and Issues

Sharing knowledge

Balancing development and conservation in Hindu Kush Karakoram Pamir landscape

The Bam-e-Dunya network aims to strengthen trans-boundary cooperation and reconcile economic growth and nature conservation in the development of …

7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan

Tremors felt in many places, including Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR

हिमालयी कस्बों में बढ़ेगा पानी का संकट, नए अध्ययन में दी गई चेतावनी

चार देशों के 13 हिमालयी शहरों पर किए गए अध्ययन में कहा गया है कि इन शहरों में पानी का संकट बढ़ता जा रहा ...

Hindu Kush Himalayan region contains 27% less ice than estimated: study

The region is expected to lose half of its present-day glacier area by 2060, says a study on world’s glaciers

हिमालयी राज्यों में बाढ़ के लिए कौन है जिम्मेवार?

हिंदू कुश हिमालयी क्षेत्र में पिछले 60 साल के दौरान मौसम के चरम तक पहुंचने की घटनाओं में वृद्धि हुई है

Answer to ‘Karakoram Anomaly’ found?

Scientists say the reason behind the Karakoram Range’s glaciers not being affected by climate change could be intensification of irrigation …

In nature's backyard

New eco-friendly market towns can stop downhill migration

Earthquake disaster not limited to death toll

While many affected areas in Afghanistan are conflict-ridden, Pakistan faces administrative challenges

Not only depletion, sparse data on Himalayan springs is also a big concern

Greater awareness, understanding and a national springs’ inventory can help achieve water security for the future

सदी के अंत तक पिघल जाएंगे हिमालय के हिंदु कुश क्षेत्र के एक-तिहाई ग्लेशियर

वैश्विक तापमान वृद्धि को 1.5 डिग्री तक रोकने में सफलता मिलने के बावजूद हिन्दु कुश क्षेत्र के तापमान में 2.1 डिग्री सेल्सियस तक बढ़ोतरी ...

Himalayan meltdown: Number of glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalayan region is rising

Rapid warming of the region leads to not only melting of glaciers but also fragmentation, says the area’s first-ever assessment

How climate change has ravaged India's Himalayan states

Hindu Kush Himalayan region, which has a major influence on the Indian summer monsoon, has experienced extreme warm weather events in the last 60 …

5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan

This may be an aftershock of the quake that struck the country in October last year, experts suggest

Himalayan meltdown: Hindu Kush Himalayan region warming faster than global average

Capping global warming at 1.5°C will still mean a higher rate for the region through this century

New method developed to map and monitor glacial lakes

The Object-Based Image Analysis method’s advantage is that it can help map even a glacial pond as small as 100 square metres with high precision

वैश्विक औसत से अधिक तेजी से पिघल रहा है हिंदु कुश हिमालय

वैश्विक तापमान को 1.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस तक सीमित रखने के बाद भी यह क्षेत्र इस सदी अधिक तेजी से गर्म होगा

Himalayan states also face risk of glacial lake outburst floods

The region is surrounded by 8000 glacial lakes, 200 of them potentially dangerous

The Himalayan waters: complex challenges and regional solutions

Countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region should recognise the potential of water resources for sustainable development

Most Mount Everest glaciers will disappear with climate change, warns study

Glacial retreat in the Himalayas will lead to the formation of lakes, which may pose a risk to communities living downstream