Ladakh

Initiatives and achievements in the cold deserts of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir

Desertification is one of the most serious problems facing the world today. Large tracts of the dry areas that cover more than one third of the earth?s crust are being degraded or are in the process of degradation, posing serious threats to environment.

Publication Date:

01/07/2010

Source: Himalayan Forest Research Institute

Tags:

Environment, Himalaya, Flora, National Parks, Himachal Pradesh, Lahul & Spiti, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Deserts, Land

Habitat And Urbanisation

Sonia invokes Rajivs dream as Rohtang Tunnel work begins

Ashwani Sharma , SOLANG NULLAH

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday laid the foundation stone for the long awaited Rohtang Tunnel project and reiterated the present regime

Publication Date:

29/06/2010

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Development, Habitat And Urbanisation, Roads, Tourism, Himachal Pradesh, Lahul & Spiti, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Indian Express (New Delhi)

Environment

Glacier Man

JYOTI VERMA THE ASIAN AGE

Publication Date:

03/06/2010

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Glaciers, Ladakh, Asian Age (New Delhi)

Water Resources

India rejects Paks water allegations

INDIA on Sunday rejected Pakistan

Publication Date:

31/05/2010

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Rivers, Chenab, Indus, Hydroelectricity, Water Disputes, Pakistan, India, Jammu & Kashmir, Kargil (D), Ladakh, Economic Times (New Delhi)

Water Resources

A Himalayan village builds artificial glaciers to survive global warming

In the high-altitude desert of the Indian trans-Himalayas, one man is buying time for villagers suffering from global warming by creating artificial glaciers.

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Publication Date:

24/05/2010

Author(s): Gaia Vince

Source: Scientific American

Vol:

0

Issue:

0

pp:

0

Tags:

Trans Himalaya, Water Resources, Glaciers, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Global Warming, Leh (D), Ladakh, Scientific American, Gaia Vince

Natural Disasters

2 killed in Ladakh avalanche, 73 rescued

Two persons were killed while 73 others, mostly tourists, had a narrow escape when avalanche struck a mountainous pass, two kilometres short of Changla Top on the Leh-Karu-Tangtse axis, en route to Pangong Lake bordering China in Ladakh region on Tuesday.

Publication Date:

20/05/2010

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Avalanche, Natural Disasters, Landslides, Jammu & Kashmir, Leh (D), Ladakh, Indian Express (New Delhi)

Water Resources

Glacial melting: Tip of iceberg

Trudging down the Leh bazaar, Ishay Tundup, an elderly farmer, holds up a bag full of green vegetables. An ordinary sight surely but it was far from that. This 70-year-old man had grown vegetables all his life. He had never needed to buy them from a bazaar. Tundup is one of the many farmers who suffered the effects of drought in Ladakh last summer, a phenomenon unheard of.

Publication Date:

17/05/2010

Author(s): Tashi Morup

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Resources, Rivers, Indus, Climate Change, Glacial Melt, Natural Disasters, Drought, India, Jammu & Kashmir, Leh (D), Ladakh, Tashi Morup, Tribune (New Delhi)

Dams/ Irrigation

2 Ladakh hydel projects on agenda of Indo-Pak meet

Kalpana Jain / New Delhi April 14, 2010, 0:42 IST

India

Publication Date:

14/04/2010

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Dams, Hydroelectricity, Pakistan, India, Kargil (D), Ladakh

Biodiversity

Phytofoods of Nubra valley, Ladakh The cold desert

The paper presents the findings of an investigation on traditional wild edible plants available in the Nubra valley, Ladakh used for the preparation of traditional food items by the local tribal people. The Nubra, one of the valleys of Ladakh is known for its floral diversity in the cold arid zone.

Publication Date:

01/04/2010

Author(s): Pal Murugan M, Janifer Raj. X, Phani Kumar G & et al

Source: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Vol:

9

Issue:

2

pp:

303

Tags:

Tribals, Traditional Knowledge, Flora, Biodiversity, Ladakh, Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Pal Murugan M, Janifer Raj. X, Phani Kumar G & et al