Echoes of Joshimath? Residents assume Teesta NHPC dam could have caused landslide near Gangtok on March 26

Officials say there would have been casualties had the slide taken place during the day  

In a first, tiger spotted at 9,500 feet in Sikkim

Snow leopard also caught by same camera trap in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, confirming the overlap in the migratory routes used by the …

White Death: Avalanche strikes near Sikkim’s Nathula Road for the first time; seven tourists killed, 13 rescued 

NDRF to arrive tomorrow for further rescue operation

Avalanche, cloudburst, flood: Researcher lays out chronology of events that led to Sikkim disaster

Climate change ultimate trigger for South Lhonak glacial lake outburst flood

Nepal earthquakes might have triggered outburst of Sikkim lake that expanded rapidly in 11 days, shows data

Dam being examined; bodies being recovered as Teesta recedes  

Sikkim floods: Glacial lakes hold paleoenvironmental traces. What happens to them during outbursts?

Moraine-bound lakes like Sikkim's South Lhonak contain geological archives called varves

The devastating Sikkim floods teach us several lessons

Planning for economic development in hilly regions should take climate impact into account and dams should never be built in ecologically …

World Water Day 2023: Traditional reverence helped preserve and tap North Sikkim’s springs

Facililated by the Jal Jeevan Mission, around 90 per cent of the households in the district now have functional household tap connections

Rural holiday

Tourists are treated as guests in a small Sikkimese village

Sikkim gets real-time landslide warning system

Set up on slopes spread over 150 acre at Chandmari village in Gangtok, the system is capable of warning about 24 hours in advance

White Death: Search, rescue operations called off at Sikkim’s Nathula road 

All victims had been accounted for, according to the Gangtok district collector

Simply Put: Permanent citizen

A range too far

Environmentalists succeed in thwarting the Army's move to construct a firing range

Climate-resilient farming in Sikkim

Climate change has altered rainfall patterns in Sikkim, situated in the eastern Himalayas. The state is witnessing decreased rainfall during the …

Small Woodbrown butterfly rediscovered in Sikkim after 120 years

The species was first discovered in Sikkim in 1887

Paying for the nature of tourism

Villain turns hero

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Himalayan plunder

Tourism has wreaked havoc on Sikkim's natural resources

Divine intervention

The Sikkim government has decided to scrap the Chu hydel project

Averting disaster

Software will help landslide management in Sikkim

Who is an actual “Sikkimese”?

The Supreme Court judgement of January 13 this year continues to cause ripples across Sikkim. Here is what it is all about

How cost-effective technologies like GIS helped rural Sikkim rejuvenate springs

Water, food security for upcoming generations enhanced, say residents

Sikkim floods: Why wasn’t early warning system set up at glacial lake known to be highly vulnerable? Experts ask

South Lhonak Lake that burst was one of the fastest expanding lakes in the region & its dangers were not unknown

Mountains Matter: Are the Indian Himalayas tourism-sustainable?

The answer is no if the government’s own findings are considered

Rise after the fall

Sikkim, once the world's largest producer of large cardamom, is trying to regain its lost glory. Can it achieve the feat in the face of a …