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Famed for Himalayan peaks and pristine lakes, Kashmir faces a water crisis amid dry weather

For days, people in the Himalayan region of Kashmir watched in agony as a famed ancient spring ran dry amid extreme dry weather conditions

The Independent UK

India and China agree to resume direct flights for first time in five years

Suspension of flights started with the Covid-19 pandemic but continued long after due to military clashes along the countries’ shared Himalayan border

The Independent UK

‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war

Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.

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Himalayan Folk Music Festival: Celebration of rich cultural heritage in Siliguri

In an effort to preserve and promote the rich traditions of the Himalayan region. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Modi inaugurates strategic road tunnel for all-weather access to Himalayan region

Modi opens tunnel named Z-Morh (turn) – a 65.5km road in Sonmarg

The Independent UK

Legendary veteran climber teams up with teenage sensation to attempt ground-breaking Himalayan ascent

Veteran alpinist Simone Moro and teenage record-breaker Nima Rinji Sherpa will be attempting the never-before-done climb alongside extreme film-maker Oswald Rodrigo Pereira

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China Expands Settlements In Disputed Bhutan Border Region

China's construction of villages in disputed Himalayan territories raises tensions and strategic concerns in the region.

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Climate Shifts And Urbanisation Drive Nepal Dengue Surge

Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions, as climate change and urbanisation nurture fever-bringing mosquitoes in new zones.

International Business Times

India and China start disengaging at Himalayan border after new pact signalling thaw in ties

Hundreds of Indian and Chinese troops standing eyeball-to-eyeball are moving back from their positions

The Independent UK

Kashmir elects first government in a decade as voters favour coalition of opposition parties

Indian Kashmir elected its first government in 10 years with millions voting for a coalition of two opposition parties in the Himalayan region.

Radio France Internationale

Modi visits Indian-controlled Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the main city in Himalayan Kashmir to campaign for his party in the staggered local election in a first such vote since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in 2019

The Independent UK

India's Disputed Kashmir Votes After Special Status Scrapped

Indian-administered Kashmir votes on Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan.

International Business Times

Buying Something Other Than a Royal Enfield Himalayan? You're an Idiot

After years of rather whateverness, the Royal Enfield Himalayan finally lives up to its name, but does so by shaming every other more expensive adventure motorcycle around.

RideApart

Lessons from Ladakh: the Himalayan birthplace of the localisation movement

I Wrote The Book On It: Helena Norberg-Hodge, the author of Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh for a Globalizing World and founder of Local Futures shares big lessons from ancient traditions on the Tibetan Plateau 

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India Marks Last Pakistan Conflict At Himalayan Frontier

Indian soldiers and top brass gathered Friday in the remote Himalayan foothills to commemorate a battle fondly remembered among compatriots for imposing a humiliating military defeat on arch-rival Pakistan.

The Hindu

Satellite imagery covering catchments of Indian Himalayan river basins show significant changes in glacial lakes

ISRO's satellite imagery shows significant expansion of glacial lakes in Indian Himalayan river basins, aiding in climate change adaptation.

The Guardian - UK

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 Hindu

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

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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…

The Hindu

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 Independent UK

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

International Business Times

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.

International Business Times

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.

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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…

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