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IIT Guwahati develops framework to identify High-Risk areas for Glacial La
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Research from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have developed a predictive framework to identify the locations where glacial lakes are likely to form in the Eastern Himalayan mountains.
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"Finding the missing persons alive now looks nearly impossible": Jammu and
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that it might be impossible to find anyone alive in the Kishtwar incident, stating that the disaster took place due to cloudburst rather than a breach of glacial lakes.
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Sikkim: Centre completes comprehensive hazard assessment of high-risk glac
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The expedition team comprised of 8 experts (glaciologist, geographer, geologist and civil engineer) was carried out from 19th June to 1st July 2025 and focused on three high-risk glacial lakes--Tikip Lake, Bhaley Pokhari, and Doodh Pokhari, located in the remote and ecologically sensitive
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Principal Secretary to PM highlights mitigating risks associated with glac
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Mishra was speaking on the occasion of the 4th Workshop of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction (CoDRR) on Strategies for GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood) Risk Reduction here today.
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Satellite imagery shows significant expansion in glacial lakes in Himalaya
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The satellite imagery has shown significant expansion in glacial lakes in the Himalayas, especially in India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Monday.
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NDMA-led expeditions install two solar-powered automated weather stations
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Two National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)-led multi-agency expeditions to two high-risk glacial lakes South Lhonak and Shako Cho in Sikkim have installed two solar-powered, twin-camera, Automated Weather Stations (AWS), the NDMA said on Thursday.
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Glaciers melting in Gilgit-Baltistan due to CPEC project
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Gilgit [Pakistan occupied Kashmir], Mar 4 (ANI): Thirty-six glacial lakes in various valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan have been declared dangerous with seven of them posing a major threat to the people, said a survey by Focus Pakistan, an NGO.
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