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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Topic: Glacier

In last 3 decades, Ganga dried up at highest rate in 1,000 yrs. ‘It’s not just climate change’

Through streamflow reconstructions for 1,300 yrs using instrumental data & hydrological modelling, IIT Gandhinagar study shows Ganga 'drying from 1991-2020 is unmatched in past millennium'.

Groundwater, not glacier melts, is what primarily keeps the Ganga flowing in summer—IIT-Roorkee study

Findings will go a long way in understanding patterns of other rivers & helping policymakers find more effective ways to rejuvenate them, says IIT-Roorkee head.

Arunachal Pradesh’s glacial cover shrank by 53% over 32 years, find researchers from Northeast

Scientists from Nagaland University & Cotton University document how global warming led to more glaciers melting in Eastern Himalayas. Study published in Journal of Earth System Science.

Researchers used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct 5 Antarctic glaciers before collapse

The images can be used to investigate other glaciers or ice shelves, changes to coastlines, penguin colonies, the expansion of vegetation, or even direct human impacts.

Avalanche sets off glacial lake outburst in Nepal. Why GLOFs recur in Himalayas & how to prevent them

Located at 4,500 m above sea level in Manaslu region, Birendra Tal burst banks Sunday due to avalanche dumping ice into it. Lake is currently reported to be 'returning to normal'.

On Camera

Why the Tashkent Declaration was both a moral and semantic victory for Shastri

In his bilateral talks with Ayub Khan, Lal Bahadur Shastri said while India had never accepted the two-nation theory, some elements in Pakistan were bent on making it a ‘two-hostile nation' construct.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.