SHOCKING: Sutlej loc - What They Never Told You

Crossing the Hampta Pass on Foot: What Himalayan Backpacking Teaches You That No Road Can

The Pass Does Not Care That You Came PreparedYou read the packing lists. You broke in your boots on Manali's mall road for three evenings. You bought electrolyte sachets and a trekking pole and a rain cover for your pack. None of it matters at 3,800 metres when the trail…

Times Life · Aug 30

India's Beloved Mahseer Fish Is Vanishing From Its Rivers and Conservation Is Running Out of Time

A Fish That Held Sacred Status for CenturiesThe golden mahseer, Tor putitora, can grow to over 2.5 metres in length and weigh upward of 54 kilograms, numbers that sound implausible until you see one held up in a black-and-white photograph from the Ramganga or the Cauvery, dwarfing the men around…

Times Life · Aug 8

The Spiti Valley Road Trip Preparation Guide Most Indian Travellers Skip Before They Go

Altitude Is the First Problem, and Most People Arrive at It Too FastKaza, the administrative centre of Spiti, sits at 3,800 metres. Kibber, one of the villages travellers push toward, is above 4,200 metres. The human body needs 24 to 48 hours to begin adjusting to each significant gain in…

Times Life · Jul 13

Swallowed by the sea, Pakistan’s Indus delta now threatened by canals

Residents say construction of six new canals over Indus River will turn more lands barren and prone to be lost to sea.

Al Jazeera · Mar 17, 2025