PTI file photo of the 2023 floods in Sikkim. Patna/Kathmandu: For the first time since devastating South Lhonk Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Sikkim in 2023, a scientific study has revealed ...

The deadly South Lhonak Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Sikkim in October 2023 was triggered by the collapse of 14.7 million cubic meters of frozen moraine, releasing a tsunami-like wave ...

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, ...

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 ...

On 3 October 2023, approximately 14.7 million cubic meters of frozen moraine material collapsed into South Lhonak Lake, triggering a tsunami-like impact wave up to 20 meters high.

Fourteen months after a devastating glacier lake outburst flood in Sikkim washed away the Teesta-3 dam — the State’s biggest hydropower project — and killing at least 100, an expert ...

An overlooked jewel hugging its very own lake—Lake Lugano—the city has long been a haven for writers and artists drawn to its palm tree-lined beauty, Alpine foothills, warm summer weather ...

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, a global star, has strummed a storm not of his making in the Himalayan state of Sikkim. Sikkim has been divided over Ed Sheeran ever since chief minister Prem ...

People keen about Buddhism and Sikkim's cultural history must visit some of the beautiful monasteries like Rumtek and Enchey during their bank holidays. Tsomgo Lake is also called as Changu Lake ...

The Tibetan Plateau suffers from various types of geohazards (collapses, landslides, and debris flows.) due to abrupt changes in complex topography and weather conditions. Global warming and frequent ...