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Chainsaws, ice and a sauna in India's frozen north

Artists are chainsawing blocks of ice from a frozen river in the Indian Himalayas, creating what they hope will be the beginnings of India's answer to China's Harbin International Ice Festival.

World 4 years ago

China's plans for Himalayan super dam stoke fears in India

The structure will span the Brahmaputra River before the waterway leaves the Himalayas and flows into India, straddling the world's longest and deepest canyon at an altitude of more than 1,500 meters.

World 5 years ago

14 dead, 125 missing in India after burst glacier causes flash flooding

Three bodies have been found and a desperate operation has been launched to rescue about 20 people trapped in a tunnel, the Uttarakhand state police chief said.

World 5 years ago

China, India agree to disengage troops on contested border

Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met in Moscow on Thursday and reached a five-point consensus, including agreements the current border situation is not in their interests and that troops from both sides should quickly disengage and ease tensions, the two countries said in a joint statement.

People 6 years ago

Nun-chucks: Kung fu sisters battle stereotypes

Meet the Himalayan kung fu nuns using their martial arts skills to challenge stereotypes about women's roles in the region's patriarchal societies.

Environment 6 years ago

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast: Study

Himalayan glaciers are melting twice as fast now as they were before the turn of the century, according to a new study that relied on recently declassified Cold War-era satellite imagery.

News 6 years ago

Deaths on crowded Mount Everest: Why is there a jam on the world's highest peak?

The world's highest peak has attracted large crowds in recent days, but this has also contributed to the growing number of fatalities in Nepal's Himalayan mountains.

News 6 years ago

Beast from the east: Indian mountaineers reckon they've found Yeti footprints

Mountaineers from the Indian army on a expedition in Nepal have found mysterious large footprints in the snow that they think belong to the Yeti, or the abominable snowman, the military said on Tuesday.

People 6 years ago

Sherpa widows breaking down taboos as they eye Everest

For generations climbing has been firmly the realm of men among the legendary Sherpas of Nepal, tradition dictating women care for the home while their husbands conquer the Himalayan peaks.

Environment 7 years ago

Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt, study warns

Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not reduced, scientists warned in a major new study issued on Monday.

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Himalayas

Chainsaws, ice and a sauna in India's frozen north

China's plans for Himalayan super dam stoke fears in India

14 dead, 125 missing in India after burst glacier causes flash flooding

China, India agree to disengage troops on contested border

Nun-chucks: Kung fu sisters battle stereotypes

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast: Study

Deaths on crowded Mount Everest: Why is there a jam on the world's highest peak?

Beast from the east: Indian mountaineers reckon they've found Yeti footprints

Sherpa widows breaking down taboos as they eye Everest

Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt, study warns

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Himalayas

Chainsaws, ice and a sauna in India's frozen north

China's plans for Himalayan super dam stoke fears in India

14 dead, 125 missing in India after burst glacier causes flash flooding

China, India agree to disengage troops on contested border

Nun-chucks: Kung fu sisters battle stereotypes

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast: Study

Deaths on crowded Mount Everest: Why is there a jam on the world's highest peak?

Beast from the east: Indian mountaineers reckon they've found Yeti footprints

Sherpa widows breaking down taboos as they eye Everest

Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt, study warns

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