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Far Beyond the Pasturelands review – on the trail of the ‘Himalayan Viagra’

Documentary reveals the cost to Nepalese villagers of harvesting a supposed aphrodisiac that sells for more than gold in China

The Guardian - UK

A battle to save Ladakh, and all of humanity

In the name of development, we cannot afford to upset the fragile balance in the Himalayan ecosystem and its biodiversity

The Hindu

Winter drought threatens livelihoods in Himalayas amid lack of snow

This winter, the Himalayan region on the Indian side experienced record high temperatures and an unprecedented drought. With almost no snowfall, this January was the hottest and driest in 43 years. Meteorologists say temperatures in recent months have been up to eight degrees above normal. Climate change is also leading…

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Mountains of plastic are choking the Himalayan States

Rapid and unplanned urbanisation and changing production and consumption patterns are responsible for the plastic waste crisis in the Indian Himalayan Region

The Hindu

Elephants take dead calves to be buried in untrodden paths: Study

New study reveals Asian elephants in eastern Himalayan floodplains bury calves in unique 'legs upright' position.

The Hindu

Voters begin casting ballots in Bhutan, where an economic crisis looms large

Voters in Bhutan, a landlocked country in the eastern Himalayan mountain range with a population of around 800,000 people, are casting ballots to elect a new Parliament

The Independent UK

After 17 Days Trapped In Tunnel, India Workers Say Hope Kept Them Alive

After 17 days trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan road tunnel they were building, Indian workers described the horror of their ordeal, and the hopes and prayers that kept them strong.

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India Tunnel Collapse 'Wake-up Call' For Modi's Infrastructure Drive

India's aggressive infrastructure push into the ecologically fragile Himalayan mountains has been given a "wake-up call" by the collapse of a road tunnel that trapped 41 men, environmental experts say.

International Business Times

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse highlights Himalayan fragility and the need for escape routes

It’s now Day 8 for the 41 workers trapped inside the Barkot-Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi. On November 18, a delegation headed by the prime minister’s former advisor Bhaskar Khulbe reviewed the situation on the ground, even as the government last week promised that “all coordinated efforts” were being made to…

Newslaundry

2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan First Ride Review

Royal Enfield has been working on a completely revamped 450cc Himalayan which uses its new Sherpa 450 single cylinder. We found out what it's like to ride.

RideApart

Royal Enfield Subjects New Himalayan To One Final Test Before Launch Day

Royal Enfield enlisted the help of a bunch of riders, from skilled off-road competitors to regular staffers, to fully pretest the Himalayan 452 one final time.

RideApart

UN chief visits tallest mountains in Nepal and expresses alarm over their melting glaciers

The U.N. chief has toured the highest peaks in Nepal, and says the world should end the fossil fuel age to curb global warming that melts glaciers in the Himalayan mountains

The Independent UK

Mitigating tragedies in the Himalayan region

Institutional awareness of risks is increasing, but the challenge is to evolve a system to mitigate such risks and provide early warnings

The Hindu

Take A Look At The 2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan 450's New Display

The 2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 has been eagerly awaited for years by riders wishing that the first-gen bikes had more power. Here it is in action.

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Indian dog breeds to be deployed in police duties soon

CAPFs to deploy Indian dog breeds for police duties like sniffing out suspects, narcotics and explosives. Trials of Rampur hound, Himalayan mountain canines, Mudhol hound, Tibetan mastiff underway.

The Hindu

Sikkim flood was a matter of time despite uncertainties, scientists knew

Climate change has played a big part in altering the frequency and amplifying the intensity of such weather phenomena – and human activities on unstable terrain have made their effects more devastating.

The Independent UK

Indian rescue copters are flying into region where flood washed out bridges and killed at least 52

Air force helicopters have been able to land to rescue people in India’s Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open last week in intense rain, flooding a valley with glacial lake water and washing away bridges and homes as thousands fled

The Times of India

Flash floods: 150 Assam students in Sikkim to return on Sunday

GUWAHATI: The Assam government will bring back 150 students, stranded in Sikkim, on Sunday even as 26 students of Meghalaya reached Shillong from the disaster-hit Himalayan state on Saturday evening.

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Prateek Sadhu opens his new restaurant, Naar | The forager is putting down roots

After two years of research, and roaming the Himalayan belt, chef Prateek Sadhu is bringing his learning — from local ferments to foraged foods — to the plate at a world-class destination restaurant, Naar

The Independent UK

Deaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India's Himalayan northeast

Rescuers in India have found more bodies as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam

The Independent UK

Icy floodwaters burst through major dam in India's northeast, killing at least 31 people

A flood that burst through a major hydroelectric dam in India’s Himalayan northeast killed at least 31 people, officials said Friday, as ice-cold water swept through mountain towns, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands of people to leave their homes

The Hindu

At least seven dead as glacial lake bursts in Sikkim

Flash floods, believed to have been triggered after a lake, forming from the gradual melting of a Himalayan glacier, suddenly overflowed and inundated the Teesta river basin, destroyed Chungthang dam, a key component of the Sikkim’s largest hydroelectric project, and washed away highways, villages, and towns.

The Hindu

Fancy a massage on a Himalayan trek? Trekking in India just got luxurious

As more people strap on designer rucksacks, trekking groups in India are innovating to be less intimidating. Luxury trekking companies now host smaller groups, provide lavish meals, roomier tents and network connectivity up in the hills

Dynamite News

After floods, plastic garbage becoming a threat in Himachal Pradesh

Environmental scientists have expressed their concern over plastic waste damaging the Himalayan ecosystem and biodiversity in the north Indian hill regions like Himachal Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Time to decide: On the Himalayan region, its carrying capacity

Committees and reports cannot change the reality that infrastructure development in the hills cannot be executed as in the plains

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