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The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu on Saturday as the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day due to heavy rain. Restoration work continues while authorities have shifted Yatra registration facilities to the Bhagwati Nagar base camp.

The Centre’s assurance to the Supreme Court on Uttarakhand hydropower projects reflects a welcome recognition that rivers are more than channels for electricity generation

The Hyderabad InTrek Community of Indiahikes brought together over 100 trekkers at Lamakaan to share experiences, celebrate milestones and plan future activities. The event highlighted the growing spirit of community-driven trekking and sustainable outdoor engagement in India

Urgent, inclusive reforms are essential to bridge policy gaps and safeguard both nature and vulnerable communities

A CCMB study published in Ecology Letters reveals how species evolved and disappeared across Asia. By analysing 33 animal and plant groups, researchers found stable ecosystems in peninsular India supported biodiversity, despite massive geo-climatic changes over millions of years

If countries can limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the study said 40-45 per cent of glacier ice in the Himalayas and the Caucasus would be preserved

A new study eveals how this hidden mountain chain emerged more than 500 million years ago when the supercontinent Gondwana formed from colliding tectonic plates. The findings offered fresh insight into how mountains and continents evolved over geological time

Hailing from Besthwarpet in the town, Aditya embarked on the popular Kedarkantha trek on February 8 and completed it on February 12

Former CEO of NIIT Middle East turned serial entrepreneur, Reddy amidst bone chilling weather with temperatures touching -7’ Celsius and harsh winds, journeyed to reach 12,000 feet altitude through rugged terrain with a 10-kg backpack. For him, it was not just reaching the summit, but also breaking barriers, which come with age

Scaly Thrush is a winter migrant bird from the Himalayas and North Eastern States where it breeds

Mount Everest, towering at 8.85 kilometers above sea level, is still increasing in height, according to recent findings.

Located near the India-China border, the Spiti valley is part of the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, one of the four parliamentary constituencies in Himachal Pradesh

In a tough operation in the Himalayas, rescuers on Sunday rescued nearly 200 tourists stranded in the vicinity of the glacial-fed Chandertal or moon lake in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley owing to heavy rain that triggered snapping of road links, officials said.

The temple has tilted by around five to six degrees, and the idols and smaller structures within the complex have also tilted by 10 degrees which has raised concerns about the existence of the temple.

Climate-resilient farm knowledge has always been there among Indigenous groups, we just need to learn from them

Human activities in the fragile Himalayan region need a deep scientific understanding.

Following decades of neglect, land is crumbling in several parts of Uttarakhand like Uttarkashi and Karnaprayag and in Himachal Pradesh.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Under the auspices of Adventure Club of Telangana State (ACTS), a five member team of mountaineers led by Madavi Kanni Bai, a tribal mountaineer from Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, unfurled the Tricolour flag atop Pangacharulla peak in Himalayas in Joshimath region of Uttarakhand to mark the 8th formation day of Telangana State, […]

New Delhi: Nestled among the two of the world’s mightiest mountain ranges– the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram– Ladakh is the Shangrilla on the earth. Lying at an altitude ranging from about 9,000 to 25,000 feet, the cold desert of Ladakh is undoubtedly a great summer getaway one can have. At the western edge of […]

Nagarkurnool: Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) officials said for the first time a Black Baza was sighted in the reserve on April 9 this month. This was also first time Black Baza was spotted in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, they said. ATR Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Rohit Gopidi confirmed that a Black Baza was spotted in […]