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Himalayas

News 7 years ago

As tourists flock to Indian Himalayas, women lead plastics clean-up

More than 277,000 tourists visited Leh last year alone, the local tourism body said - twice the number of residents in the region. The result: vehicles clogging narrow roads, and much more pollution, particularly sewage and plastic bags.

Health 7 years ago

Nepal's medical drones bring healthcare to the Himalayas

When Nepali laborer Om Bahadur Purja sprained his leg in his remote village he would have faced a four-hour trek to the nearest medical center - but for a pioneering scheme to bring healthcare to the Himalayas.