New Delhi: Himalayas have been placed under the ‘highest-risk danger zone’ by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as it unveiled a radically updated seismic zonation map, part of its Earthquake ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of the Himalayas, India typically isn’t top of mind. The Indian Himalayas stretch from China to the border of Nepal ...

The Himalayas are a bucket-list destination for riders (and non-riders) the world over, a pinnacle of the splendor of nature. Here, the scenery varies from high-altitude desert to abundant ...

The biggest catalyst for landslides in India is considered to be the Southwest Monsoon, which mostly spans the period from ...

KOHIMA — A research initiative led by Nagaland University is creating a detailed inventory and risk assessment of high-altitude glacial lakes in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, aiming to prevent ...

A new study published in Quaternary Science Reviews dates the dramatic collapse of one of the largest glaciers ever ...

Mr. Shukla is a strategic affairs analyst and former Indian Army officer. NEW DELHI — On a freezing December day on a remote Himalayan mountain ridge, Indian and Chinese soldiers fought with sticks, ...

India is drilling a tunnel through the Himalayas to move river water. Can this project boost power without worsening regional ...

India has been building up its renewable power. Installed capacity is now at 275 gigawatts, which more than doubles the 136 ...

Researchers designed a new way of collecting data about snowfall in the Himalayas which is much more accurate than the ones ...

When you think of the Himalayas, India typically isn’t top of mind. The Indian Himalayas stretch from China to the border of Nepal, and those who know say the Kumaon region is the most majestic. Its ...