Himalaya

Water Resources

Multiscale integrated river basin management - from a Hindu Kush Himalayan perspective

Managing water resources is a critical challenge in the mountain and hill regions of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).

Publication Date:

31/10/2019

Source: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

Tags:

River Basin, Water Resources, Water Management, Himalaya, India, South Asia

Agriculture

137Cs – a potential environmental marker for assessing erosion-induced soil organic carbon loss in India

The use of Cesium-137 (137Cs) as a potential environmental marker was examined for estimating soil erosion induced carbon losses on slopping agricultural land. Depth-wise incremental soil samples were taken from uneroded reference sites and four levels of cultivated slopping lands representing different erosion phase in Doon valley region of India.

Publication Date:

10/09/2019

Author(s): Debashis Mandal, Nishita Giri, Pankaj Srivastava & et al

Source: Current Science

Vol:

117

Issue:

5

pp:

865-871

Tags:

Soil Resources, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Himalaya, India, Soil Capability

Climate Change

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps to Preserve the Himalayan Glaciers, 02/07/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps to Preserve the Himalayan Glaciers, 02/07/2019. The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has undertaken studies in the Western Himalaya in Chandra basin in Lahaul-Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) since 2013.

Publication Date:

02/07/2019

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Glaciers, Himalaya, India, Parliament

Climate Change

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps to Preserve the Himalayan Glaciers, 02/07/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps to Preserve the Himalayan Glaciers, 02/07/2019. The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has undertaken studies in the Western Himalaya in Chandra basin in Lahaul-Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) since 2013.

Publication Date:

02/07/2019

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Glaciers, Himalaya, India, Parliament

Climate Change

Mizoram Starts Campaign on Global Warming, Climate Change

* Nearly 1.5 billion people depend on the Himalayas for water, food and energy

Publication Date:

28/06/2019

Source: Sentinel (Guwahati)

Tags:

Mizoram, Climate Change, Himalaya, Ecosystem, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)

Environment

Activists in Tripura raise alarm over rising plastic pollution in villages

The Himalayan cleanup initiative was started last year with a massive cleaning drive across 12 hilly states of the country lying beside the Himalayan Range.

Publication Date:

28/05/2019

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Tripura, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Himalaya, Environmental Security, Environment

Climate Change

Half of glaciers in Satluj basin may disappear by 2050: study

Changing climatic patterns are affecting the health of glaciers in the Himalayan region.

Publication Date:

21/05/2019

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Climate Change, Glacial Melt, Himalaya, Hydroelectricity, Climate Impacts

Climate Change

The heat is on: Climate change's impact on world explained in numbers

The faster melting of ice in the Himalayan region has always been a kind of benchmark to substantiate global warming effects

Publication Date:

13/05/2019

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Climate Change, Global Warming, Himalaya, National Parks, Sanctuaries

Dams/ Irrigation

Environmental implications of Pancheshwar dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India

The present study outlines major concerns and potential environmental consequences of the proposed Pancheshwar high dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India.

Publication Date:

10/05/2019

Author(s): S. P. Sati, Shubhra Sharma, Naresh Rana & et al

Source: Current Science

Vol:

116

Issue:

9

pp:

1483-1489

Tags:

Dams, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himalaya, Geology, Earthquakes, Sedimentation, Rivers, Reservoirs, Floods, Hydroelectricity

Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding steps for eco balance in Rohtang Pass area, Himachal Pradesh, 06/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 06/05/2019 regarding steps for eco balance in Rohtang Pass area in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The area is eco-sensitive and frequented by the tourists.