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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicAvalanche

Topic: avalanche

Avalanche hits Gulmarg ski resort, one foreigner dead, two injured

According to the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), the avalanche hit the resort at around 2 pm, in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir.

Rescuers scour site of deadly avalanche in Sikkim for any more victims

Rescue teams pulled 20 survivors from the snow that engulfed the road to the Nathu La pass before calling off their search as bad weather closed in and darkness fell on Tuesday.

Seven tourists killed in Sikkim as deadly avalanche hits cars on way to Nathu La

19 others were rescued by Tuesday evening. Search & rescue operations resumed 8am Wednesday after being halted at 6pm the previous evening due to 'inclement weather'.

Seven tourists dead in Sikkim avalanche, scores still missing

The avalanche occurred around 12.20 pm Tuesday at the 15th Mile checkpost towards Nathula Pass.

‘Ban construction to protect Kedarnath from avalanches’ — what expert panel told Uttarakhand govt

The 5-member panel report also suggests building concrete wedges and mounds on higher slopes above the shrine to reduce momentum of avalanches originating 5-6 km above it.

10 mountaineering students killed in avalanche in Uttarkashi, search on for missing 11

8 from the group have been rescued; the budding mountaineers were on their way to scale Draupadi’s Danda 2 peak at 18,000 feet.

Army installs monitoring radar in north Sikkim that can detect avalanche in 3 seconds

The radar can also spot landslides. The device can permanently scan a targeted slope for avalanche release and track its path and size.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.