This move officially recognizes Lhosar as an ASP holiday, making it easier for Himalayan communities to celebrate the ...
Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.
Geologically, the Tibetan Plateau ranks among the most seismically active areas worldwide, serving as a convergence zone for the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates ...
With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...
When Pasang Nuru Sherpa recalls his childhood in the quiet village of Pangboche, in the foothills of Sagarmatha, the Nepali ...
Climbing Season Climbing season in the Himalayas predominately takes place just twice per year when the Jetstream subsides above the Himala ...
Taiwan’s indigenous peoples were descended from the people of China 30,000 years ago; a “Chinese” imperial government ...
That it is a piece of critical geography is no secret. A sliver of land in north Bengal that lies at the confluence of ...
Some, like Edelweiss ( Leontopodium Himalayanum ), have thick, waxy leaves to minimise water loss, while others like the ...