ISRO Gaganyaan Engine Test Hits 22-Tonne Mark as Human Spaceflight Preparations Advance
MAHENDRAGIRI, TAMIL NADU: The ISRO Gaganyaan Engine Test programme recorded another significant propulsion milestone after a CE20 cryogenic engine completed...
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Seven High-Risk Glacial Lakes Identified in Arunachal’s Tawang
TAWANG, Arunachal Pradesh — Arunachal Pradesh authorities have identified seven high-risk glacial lakes in the Mago area of Tawang district...
Nepal glacier collapse climate change: Study Links Rapid Warming to Deadly Himalayan Floods
NEPAL: A World Weather Attribution assessment released September 17 says rapid warming and changes in ice, permafrost and precipitation likely...
Hanle Dark Sky Reserve Gives Ladakh Women New Work Through Astro-Tourism
At 4,500 metres above sea level, Hanle in eastern Ladakh is turning its exceptionally dark skies into an opportunity for...
A Warming Himalayas Puts Water, Livelihoods and Economies at Risk
HONG KONG — The Himalayas are approaching a critical tipping point as glaciers lose mass at an accelerating rate, increasing...
Wildfire Smoke Crisis Deepens as WMO Bulletin Warns Extreme Smoke Events Have Tripled Since the 1990s
GENEVA: Extreme wildfire smoke events have tripled globally since the 1990s, raising fresh concerns about the health consequences of worsening...
EOS-5 Mission Puts ISRO Back on Launch Pad After Setbacks
NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation is preparing to return to the launch pad on September 4 with a...
Nepal’s Floods Began With a Glacier Collapse — Not an Earthquake | Explained
The catastrophic floods that swept through Nepal’s Himalayan border region on August 26 appear to have started with a massive...
