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Nepal's prime minister is rallying rival superpowers India and China to work together against Himalayan climate disasters that threaten millions. The bold proposal could turn one of the world's most disputed borders into a model for climate cooperation.
A team of researchers combined camera trap technology with Indigenous knowledge to reveal how one of India's most mysterious large mammals survives in the eastern Himalayas. The study offers new hope for protecting the elusive Mishmi takin and its mountain habitat.
A groundbreaking movie corrects 70 years of history by showing Tenzing Norgay as Edmund Hillary's equal partner in conquering Everest, not just his helper. Australian director Jennifer Peedom spent two decades in the Himalayas preparing to tell this untold story.
After surviving a near-fatal crevasse fall on Mount Everest, Hemant Sachdev founded India's first professional mountain rescue organization. Since 2016, Tiranga Mountain Rescue has helped save approximately 400 soldiers from avalanches and high-altitude emergencies.
A grassroots team in India is turning trekkers and pilgrims into mountain protectors, cleaning sacred Himalayan routes one journey at a time. Over three years, they've removed more than 500 tonnes of waste from high-altitude trails.
After floods killed over 1,000 in Nepal, urban planner Dikshu Kukreja is pushing India to redesign how it builds across the fragile Himalayan region. Nearly 50 million Indians live in these young, unstable mountains, where current development treats them like flat plains.
A camera trap in India's Sikkim region has captured the first confirmed photo of an elusive Eurasian lynx at over 17,400 feet, proving these remote mountain rangelands are thriving ecosystems. The discovery adds to growing evidence that high-altitude plateaus once dismissed as barren wastelands actually support complex food webs with multiple predators.
Scientists and policymakers from across India gathered in Kashmir for a four-day conference focused on protecting the Himalayas through nature-based climate solutions. The event brought fresh hope for one of the world's most climate-vulnerable mountain regions.
Researchers fitted GPS collars on four snow leopards in the Himalayas, finally revealing the secret movements of these "Ghosts of the Mountains." The breakthrough could protect critical habitats and open new doors for ethical wildlife tourism.
A celebrated Indian innovator who turned childhood struggles into solutions is fighting for sustainable development in one of Earth's most fragile ecosystems. His inventions are already transforming lives in the Himalayas.
Scientists have discovered a brand new species of pit viper in the misty forests of Tibet's eastern Himalayas—a snake that was hiding in plain sight all along. The find reveals how much biodiversity remains undiscovered in one of Earth's most mysterious regions. ---
Scientists in India created GPS-enabled collars that monitor yak health and location in remote mountain regions. The technology helps farmers protect their animals and livelihood across challenging high-altitude terrain.