Over a year after a GLOF ravaged parts of Sikkim and washed away the Teesta-III hydel project, a proposal to build a new ...

The Centre has approved the implementation of a new National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) in Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand. In a ...

While these lakes may appear serene, they pose a serious threat of sudden floods known as Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). In the Eastern Himalaya, particularly in Sikkim, the risk of GLOFs is ...

An expert panel from the environment ministry has conditionally approved the amendment of the green clearance for Sikkim's ...

National Disaster Management Authority has anticipated that a glacial lake outburst flood GLOF, Landslides and Flash Flood is expected in Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan due to increasing glacier ...

An international study has cautioned that the growing number of hydroelectric projects near glacier lakes in the Himalayas ...

The Central government has approved National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) for its implementation in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand to ...

Researcher Eran Hood stands on the lip of an empty Suicide Basin just a few days after it drained to create a record-breaking glacial outburst flood in August 2023. (Photo by Anna Canny/KTOO ...

The Indian government has initiated a bold step to mitigate glacial lake outburst flood risks through the National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP). Announced in the Lok ...