two-day Himalayan Chief Ministers conclave on Indian Himalayas Glaciers, Climate and livelihoods began here today to focus on the critical need to ensure sustainable development of the Indian Himalayas. Chief Secretary Asha Swaroop, in her inaugural address expressed hope that the workshop, first of its kind, would fulfill its aim to define priority issues and would come up with valuable recommendations...
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a time when questions are being raised on whether India and China will speakin one voice at the Copenhagen Climate summit in December, Gandhian and Chipkomovement leader Sunderlal Bahuguna feels countries sharing water resources ofthe Himalayas should rise above their differences in saving the mountain chainand not disturb the flow of rivers originating from it.Speaking atthe launch of "Save Himalaya,...
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India is well known for its diverse adventure tour options and has some of the best facilities in the world. It has so much to offer that at times it becomes difficult for tourists to decide or plan a trip.OVER THE past few years, India has emerged as one of the most sought-after adventure destinations for discerning international travellers. Today, it is one of the few countries in the world that...
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protect the Himalayas from global warming, chief ministers of five Himalayan states are all set to sign the 'Shimla Declaration' tomorrow on the concluding day of a two-day meet.Chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim tomorrow would issue a detailed action plan christened as 'Shimla Declaration'.Union minister of state for evironment and forest...
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Kathmandu - Nepalese ministers are to meet at the base camp of Mount Everest to highlight the impact of climate change on the Himalayas, a minister said Monday.The entire cabinet is to travel to the camp, located at an altitude of 5,300 metres, this month for the meeting, said Deepak Bohara, minister for forest and soil conservation."We want to focus the world attention on the impact of global warming...
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Vishal is back from his relaxing trip to Manasarovar. It seems that the actor was a little worried when his recent movies were just average. His family got worried and he was sent to Manasarovar as per the saying of their family astrologer.Vishal say that he feels fresh and relaxed after the trip. He added by saying that he now only understood why Rajinikanth visit Himalayas. As a suggestion, he said...
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Binoo Joshi, Jammu, Nov 14 : Faster melting of Himalayan glaciers due to global warming has led to formation of numerous lakes at their snouts, as the streams cannot carry the water away fast enough. These lakes can overflow or burst their banks, endangering areas downstream, experts point out.Himalayan glaciers form headwater of most rivers in northern and eastern India. The Himalayas have the largest...
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Jammu, Nov 14 - Faster melting of Himalayan glaciers due to global warming has led to formation of numerous lakes at their snouts, as the streams cannot carry the water away fast enough. These lakes can overflow or burst their banks, endangering areas downstream, experts point out.Himalayan glaciers form headwater of most rivers in northern and eastern India. The Himalayas have the largest concentration...
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choedhar – Buddhist religious flag – sports five colours from the blue symbolizing sky to the yellowish-ochre of earth with white, red and orange in between.But when the 14th Dalai Lama landed from the sky on this spiritual spot in the eastern Himalayas and drove to the Tawang Monastery past rows of choedhars on Sunday, his emphasis was on another principal Buddhist colour – green representing vegetation."His...
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Faster melting of Himalayan glaciers due to global warming has led to formation of numerous lakes at their snouts, as the streams cannot carry the water away fast enough. These lakes can overflow or burst their banks, endangering areas downstream, experts point out.Himalayan glaciers form headwater of most rivers in northern and eastern India. The Himalayas have the largest concentration of glaciers...
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