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Snow Leopard Population in India Surveyed for the First Time

Snow Leopard Population in India Surveyed for the First Time

For the first time, India has completed a survey of snow leopards, finding an estimated 718 cats living in the country. Snow leopards live in a harsh environment, high in the Himalayas. That has long made it difficult for scientists to study these animals, let alone complete a thorough survey. The first-ever Snow Leopard Population […]

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    Third Early Snowfall in a Row Menaces Kashmir’s Apple Harvest

    Third Early Snowfall in a Row Menaces Kashmir’s Apple Harvest

    In another example of how the climate crisis threatens agriculture around the world, early snowfall has damaged Kashmir’s apple harvest for the third year in a row. The Kashmir valley is located between the Greater Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountains. It is responsible for nearly 80 percent of India’s apple crop, but this may […]

    India to Add Hundreds of EV Charging Stations Along National Highways

    India to Add Hundreds of EV Charging Stations Along National Highways

    If you’re driving a traditional car, on a common road, a gas station is typically never too far away. As more and more EV’s hit the road, however, it only makes sense that charging stations become just as easy to find. In India, this idea is becoming a reality with a network of nearly 700 […]

    Migrant Workers Are Among the Most Vulnerable to Himalayan Disasters

    Migrant Workers Are Among the Most Vulnerable to Himalayan Disasters

    By Rishika Pardikar Search operations are still underway to find those declared missing following the Uttarakhand disaster on 7 February 2021. “As of now [18 March], we have found 74 bodies and 130 people are still missing,” said Swati S. Bhadauria, district magistrate in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India. Chamoli is the district where a hanging, ice-capped […]

    Global Outrage After India Arrests Climate Activist Over Farmer Protest Toolkit Shared by Greta Thunberg

    Global Outrage After India Arrests Climate Activist Over Farmer Protest Toolkit Shared by Greta Thunberg

    By Jessica Corbett Public figures within and beyond India are demanding the release of Disha Ravi, a climate campaigner accused of sedition for allegedly editing and distributing an activist “toolkit” in support of the ongoing farmers’ protest that was tweeted by Fridays for Future founder Greta Thunberg. A petition calling for Ravi’s release has over […]

    Pharmaceuticals Pollute the Ganges

    Pharmaceuticals Pollute the Ganges

    By T. V. Padma Studies increasingly point to the presence of pharmaceutical and personal care products in urban stretches along the Ganges River, which originates pristine in the Himalayas but is heavily polluted with industrial effluents and domestic sewage when it empties into the Bay of Bengal. Researchers from Doon University, Dehra Dun, India, have […]