Site serves as an important habitat and stopover site for birds migrating across the Himalayas, including the critically endangered Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri) The Khachoedpalri Lake in Sikkim, ...

Sikkim's Khecheopalri Lake in Gyalshing district has been officially designated as a 'Ramsar Wetland of International Importance', Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang announced. The declaration ...

New Delhi: A new paper on the 2023 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood that killed nearly 100 people in the northwestern part of Sikkim has revealed the magnitude of damage a GLOF can trigger. It also ...

which is the largest lake in Sikkim, measuring over 3 kilometers in length. The Khangchung Tsho lake is glacier-fed by the Teesta Khangtse Glacier and is growing rapidly and is situated just 500 ...