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In a gesture of profound significance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the christening of key lunar locations with names that reflect India's spiritual ethos and indomitable spirit. As he addressed scientists at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru, PM Modi revealed that the site where Chandrayaan-3's lander made its lunar touchdown will now be known as 'Shivashakti'. Similarly, the spot where Chandrayaan-2's landing occurred will be called the 'Tiranga Point'.

Rapid glacial retreat due to ice melt is anticipated to result in the formation of three glacial lakesin Ladakh, posing potential risks of glacial lake outbursts and exacerbating water scarcity in the region. A recent study conducted by scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology reveals alarming findings about the Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh.

Eighteen new sites from around the world have got the prestigious UNESCO Global Geopark designation, which was announced the other day.

Most of the world was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, according to...

Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia with the region suffering a total damage of 35.6 billion dollars,...

As the world moves towards COP 27, a UNESCO report says that glaciers in heritage sites are set to disappear by 2050....

Winter rain and snow in Western Himalayas could vary by almost 50 per cent depending on the air pressure gradient over the...

With increased fluctuation in water resources, it could become more and more difficult to predict in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere...

Plastics are a World menace and no one is spared from the Himalayas to the depth of the oceans. A new study...

Already a known fact that Himalayas are melting, a new study from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that the glacier-capped...