Ropeways are being touted by the Indian government as an environment-friendly form of transport in the Himalayas, but experts and locals say they risk disturbing…
By - Ann Rowan/thethirdpole.net
(New satellite data since 2010 has allowed scientists to more reliably predict how climate change will affect the Himalayas)
In the world…
By Jayanta Bandyopadhyay/thethirdpole.net
As India prepares its new water policy, the importance of the rivers from the Himalayas cannot be overestimated.
The real origin of all…
By Ramesh Bhushal/thethirdpole.net
In late April, environment ministers from eight countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region were supposed to gather for a rare meeting…
High in the Himalayas near the India-China border, Gue is globally famous for the mummified remains of Buddhist monk Sangha Tenzin. It now has another…
By Syed Muhammad Abubakar; Ankita Anand/thethirdpole.net
After India shut down in response to Covid-19, people started posting stunning photos of the Himalayas, visible from 200…
By Omair Ahmad/thethirdpole.net
By its very definition, the impact of COVID-19 was difficult to anticipate. While the SARS and Ebola outbreaks had recently shown the…
By Ramesh Bhushal/thethirdpole.net
The high mountains of China, the Tibetan Plateau, and Nepal will experience a sharp rise in landslides by the end of the…