White paper on Himalayan glaciers soon

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Environment and Forests will bring out a white paper on the current state of scientific knowledge on the Himalayan glaciers.

It will establish an institutional mechanism to monitor the trends and variability of glaciers and study the impact of changes on the hydrological regime in the region.

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Publication Date: 
19/07/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mountain Ecosystems, Himalaya, Glaciers, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Glacial Melt, Geological Survey Of India (GSI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)