Glacier melt and water crisis loom as forest cover shrinks in PoJK

Sep 09, 2025

Speaking at a recent climate awareness session, Rafiq highlighted the direct link between rising temperatures, glacier melt, and the alarming decline in forest cover...

ISRO-NASA's NISAR satellite to track movements of Earth’s land, ice surfaces in extremely fine detail

Jul 14, 2023

Two major components of the NISAR satellite have been combined to create a single spacecraft in Bengaluru, India. The NISAR satellite will deepen understanding of...

India raises alarm as Himalayan glaciers melt, calls for greater regional cooperation

May 16, 2025

With the Himalayan region witnessing accelerated glacier melt and growing ecological vulnerability, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav here on Friday flagged the deepening climate...

India underscores urgency of glacial retreat at high-level summit in Tajikistan

Jun 02, 2025

India's MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh is visiting Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to strengthen ties and attend key climate and biodiversity conferences. He highlighted glacier melt...

Glacier melt triggers flash flood in Lahaul-Spiti's Jhalma Nallah, road link snapped; over 50 tourists vehicles stranded

Jun 29, 2026

The incident was caused by a sudden increase in glacier meltwater, even though no rainfall was reported in the area, officials said.

Chinese ice cream brand 'Chicecream' doesn't melt even under fire

Jul 12, 2022

Beijing [China], July 12 : Chinese ice cream brand 'Chicecream' is under fire as it does not melt even under a blowtorch.