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Make the Himalaya a 'no-go zone' for high-risk mega infrastructures: Civil society coalition

India, Sept. 7 -- A coalition of 60 civil society groups under the People for Himalaya campaign has urged that high-altitude and trans-Himalayan regions be declared no-go zones for high-risk mega infr... Read More


Permafrost melt in the Arctic could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages: Study

India, Sept. 7 -- A new study warns that melting Arctic permafrost could inflict $261 billion in infrastructure damage by mid-century, more than double earlier estimates. Using satellite imagery, dee... Read More


Gerardus Mercator's map is effectively consigned to history as UN votes to stop making Africa 'look cartographically small'

India, Sept. 5 -- Member states of the United Nations on September 4 endorsed a resolution promoting map projections that more accurately reflect the true size of continents, a statement by the global... Read More


Fake expiry dates on packaged food and front of pack labelling

India, Sept. 5 -- India's food safety concerns are shifting from dirty kitchens to deceptive labels, as raids reveal alleged manipulation of expiry dates on popular packaged foods like chips, noodles ... Read More


Nepal tragedy result of decades of engineering mindset that assumed rivers and mountains could be re-engineered at will: Sunita Narain

India, Sept. 2 -- At the ICSE 2026 conference in New Delhi, CSE chief Sunita Narain linked Nepal's flash flood to decades of hubristic engineering that tried to bend rivers and mountains to human will... Read More


Nearly 160,000 women and girls affected by Nepal flash floods, UN Women warns

India, Aug. 31 -- Nearly 160,000 women and girls have been affected by flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, UN Women says. Survivors face shortages of food and water, disrupted healt... Read More


Chitrakoot, in the heart of the country, flooded as Mandakini river overflows after torrential rain

India, Aug. 29 -- Torrential rain over 14 hours has caused the Mandakini river to overflow and flood the pilgrimage town of Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district, breaking a 23-year record as ... Read More


Nepal-Tibet tragedy explained: 'Ice-rock avalanche' triggered flash floods

India, Aug. 28 -- Apocalyptic visuals are coming in from Nepal's Rasuwa region. A sudden ice-rock avalanche struck near the mountainous Nepal-Tibet border. A catastrophic flash flood roared down the ... Read More


Rasuwa flash flood brings GLOFs back into spotlight

India, Aug. 27 -- A deadly flash flood in Nepal's Rasuwa district on August 26, 2026 has renewed concern over Glacial Lake Outburst Floods across the Himalayas. ICIMOD explains how moraine-dammed lak... Read More


Rasuwa border flood underscores need for stronger regional cooperation on climate risks, HKH lawmakers say

India, Aug. 27 -- A deadly flood in Nepal's Rasuwa border district has sharpened calls from Hindu Kush Himalaya lawmakers for stronger regional cooperation on climate risks. At the 2nd HKH Parliament... Read More