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[Book Review] A compelling memoir of a mountaineer-geologist

Vandana K. 2 Oct 2024

Multiple studies flag food insecurity as a threat in the Himalayas

Simrin Sirur 9 Sep 2024

Long-term monitoring of Himalayan glaciers essential to assess their health

Ridhi Agrawal 23 Aug 2024

[Book Review] Didi Contractor’s journey through ecologically-sensitive architecture

Nandita Jayaraj 30 Jul 2024

Flood risk study of Himalayan valley highlights unregulated tourism as a cause

Arathi Menon 29 Jul 2024

[Commentary] The silent crisis of mountain springs and its implications

Samuel Thomas and Sushmita Kunwar 22 Mar 2024

Extreme rainfall events quadrupled in Meghalaya due to climate change, says study

Simrin Sirur 20 Mar 2024

Western Himalayas more “risk prone” than the East, according to new index

Simrin Sirur 11 Mar 2024

Joshimath’s economy wanes as tourists dwindle

Kuldeep Singh 1 Mar 2024

Brokpas bank on yak milk products to sustain traditional livelihood

Barasha Das 1 Feb 2024

Himalayan treelines might be climbing higher in response to climate change

Hirra Azmat 30 Jan 2024
Hydro project on Dikchu, a tributary of Teesta. Photo by A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF/Wikimedia Commons.

[Video] Hydropower in the Himalayas and disaster risks

Sadhika Tiwari 12 Jan 2024
While Lantana camara, considered one of the world’s most troublesome weeds, is widespread in India, other invasives like Senna spectabilis and Crofton weed have received little attention despite reports of being invasive. Photo by Bhawna Negi.

Lurking behind Lantana, a ‘devil’ is spreading in the mountains

Hirra Azmat 11 Jan 2024

Alpine plants may alter height or leaf size to cope with early snow-melt conditions

T. V. Padma 4 Jan 2024

[Commentary] Take a deep breath and rethink infrastructure development in the Himalayas

Usha Rai 26 Dec 2023
Trishul mountain peaks in the Kumaon range.

Scientists have found ancient ocean water in the Himalayas that could offer insights about evolution

Niladry Sarkar 13 Dec 2023

More tourists, more garbage in Leh

Shailesh Shrivastava 20 Nov 2023

[Commentary] Up close and personal with the fragility of the Himalayas

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 13 Oct 2023

Ruza, a traditional water harvesting system for the water-scarce mountains

Barasha Das 11 Aug 2023

Gujarat’s indigenous Patanwadi wool and sheep, on a steady fall

Azera Parveen Rahman 1 Aug 2023