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August 11, 2025 3:24 PM
Nepal will waive climbing fees for nearly 100 peaks in the remote northwestern Himalayas for the next two years to try and lure more mountaineers to the less developed region bordering China, an official said on Monday. The country has opened 491 of...
July 23, 2025 11:12 AM
People in India and neighboring countries eagerly await the monsoon rains, which signal the end of the scorching summer heat and bring much-needed water for crops that sustain crores of people. However, the increasing frequency, intensity, unpredicta...
August 1, 2024 11:11 PM
Emergency workers rescued nearly 1,000 people who were stranded in different parts of the Himalayas following torrential rainfall in northern India, which caused widespread damage and left at least 12 people dead, officials said on Thursday. The cap...
June 14, 2024 2:47 PM
At least six people have been killed this week and around 2,000 tourists stranded in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in landslides and floods after incessant rainfall, officials said on Friday. Another four people have been killed in Nepal's Taplejung...
December 13, 2023 5:41 PM
The melting of glaciers in the Himalayas is increasingly influenced by rising aerosol levels, with both natural and human factors playing a role. Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Kiren Rijiju, highlighted the urgency of effective measures to address...
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