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TopicHimalayas

Topic: Himalayas

Air from Thar Desert is polluting Himalayas. Causing breathing, skin and stomach issues

The study, conducted by researchers from Kolkata’s Bose Institute and published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, shows how long-distance dust transport reshapes the Himalayas.

100+ ex-civil servants write to 16th Finance Commission, say Himalayan states ‘going to pieces’

As part of the Constitutional Conduct Group, 103 former bureaucrats urged the Finance Commission to recommend compensating these states as their natural resources were essential for India’s economy

Valley of Words to celebrate 25 yrs of Uttarakhand as it balances between tradition & modernity

The Valley of Words Festival in Dehradun will take place from 25-26 October, celebrating the silver jubilee of the Himalayan state with historian Shekhar Pathak delivering the keynote address.

Lipulekh: Why Himalayan pass is at centre of latest India-Nepal diplomatic flashpoint

Against backdrop of Nepal registering protest over India-China trade announcement, ThePrint explains significance of Lipulekh Pass through prism of 1816 treaty, 1991 memorandum & 2019 map.

Greed is killing the Himalayas, dams to Dhams. Dharali is paying the price

Pilgrimages like the Char Dham Yatra have continued for centuries without turning into tourism. The extreme greed to extract commercial dividends from religion can be detrimental in the long run.

Pyre is a film about lonely parents in the Himalayas. It stars real villagers as actors

Vinod Kapri’s film Pyre premiered in Delhi’s India Habitat Centre during the 17th Habitat Film Festival.

Help! The mountains need saving, say authors & environmentalists at Himalayan Echoes lit fest

At the 2024 festival, several speakers emphasised the need to preserve the mountain system, stressing that the key to this is passing down knowledge and traditions through generations.

‘We are all Genghis Khan’s descendants’—Where did Sherpas come from?

Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar's 'The Sherpa Trail: Stories from Darjeeling and Beyond' traces the history of Darjeeling's climbing Sherpas.

‘Indians willing to bargain lives for cheap treks’—trekking companies have no govt oversight

Droves of Indians are turning to the mountains to escape city life. It’s resulted in a boom in fly-by-night operations that function outside existing regulations.

The world’s most famous headstand in 1951 was by a teacher on the snow-capped Himalayas

Gurdial Singh’s iconic headstand at the Trisul summit started ‘the age of mountaineering for Indians.’ The geography teacher inspired many to love mountains and nature.

On Camera

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.