Kalimpong, Dec. 2: Around 300 Buddhists began a 23-day-long padayatra from a monastery in Darjeeling today to spread a message on clean and green Himalayas.

Attired in traditional maroon gowns, nuns and monks of the Drukpa lineage chanted Buddhist hymns as they, and their followers, walked in single file through the streets of the hill town.

Following the freak cloudburst that devastated Leh during the monsoon, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has embarked upon a project to study the changing weather phenomenon in Ladakh and subsequently develop new models for weather forecast.

The task is being carried out by the Chandigarh-based Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment (SASE), which has already forwarded t

Chewang Norphel, a civil engineer who builds artificial glaciers in Ladakh

Central Steering Committee reviews Rs 473 crore

LEH , Oct 6: A high level Central Steering Committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Deepak Gupta reviewed the progress of Rs.

NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Based on detailed analysis of weather data of last five years in Leh, Ladakh, scientists have attributed the recent cloudburst in the region to prolonged winters which may be due to climate change.

Mandi, August 8
Scientists and meteorologists attribute the catastrophic flash floods and cloudbursts to climatic shift, but they still grope in the dark to predict these

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had an extensive tour of Leh to take the first hand review of the situation arising out of the cloudburst and heavy rain claiming precious lives and damaging public and private property.