‘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. Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2025
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: Dynamite News · Jan 16, 2025
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 · Jan 13, 2025
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 Advnture · Dec 9, 2024
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. Top News · Nov 5, 2024
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 · Nov 1, 2024
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 · Oct 25, 2024
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 · Oct 9, 2024
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 · Sep 19, 2024
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 · Sep 18, 2024
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 · Aug 23, 2024
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 Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2024
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. International Business Times · Jul 26, 2024
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 Hindu · Apr 23, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 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 · Apr 11, 2024 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
France 24 · Mar 4, 2024 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 · Mar 3, 2024 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 · Mar 1, 2024 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 · Jan 9, 2024 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 · Nov 29, 2023 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 · Nov 24, 2023 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.
Newslaundry · Nov 20, 2023 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…
RideApart · Nov 10, 2023 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 · Oct 31, 2023 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.