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Nearly two billion people rely on water from Himalayan glaciers that scientists say are melting at a worrying speed (AFP file)
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20 June 2023
Himalayan glaciers melting 65 percent faster than previous decade: study
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10 November 2022
India at 75: Melting glaciers, heatwaves and...
From prime ministers and millionaires to labourers, Hindu faithful dream of trekking at...
The avalanche took place in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state (Photo: AFP)
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25 April 2021
Avalanche kills eight Indians near China border
At least eight workers were killed and hundreds were rescued after an avalanche struck a...
A general view of a rescue operation near the Dhauliganga hydro power project after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off, at Reni village in Chamoli district, Uttrakhand, India, 07 February 2021. Photo: EPA
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08 February 2021
200 missing in India after burst glacier causes...
At least 200 people are missing in northern India after a piece of Himalayan glacier fell...
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20 January 2021
Himalayan vulture arrives in Putao
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This photograph taken on September 1, 2020 shows the south portal of the Atal Rohtang Tunnel in Dhundi village near Solang in Himachal Pradesh state. Photo: AFP
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19 September 2020
India digs deep to boost defences on crucial...
A tunnel nearing completion in the Indian Himalayas will slash by hours the time it takes...
An Indian Air Force Hercules military transport plane prepares to land at an airbase in Leh, the joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh bordering China, on September 8, 2020. Photo: AFP
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08 September 2020
China says forced to take 'countermeasures...
China on Tuesday said its troops were forced to take "countermeasures" after Indian...
This picture in New Delhi includes portraits of Indian soldiers killed in a hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese soldiers on the borders high in the Himalayas (Photo: AFP)
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02 September 2020
Indian special forces member killed in China...
A Tibetan-origin soldier with India's special forces was killed in the latest border...
Indian army trucks travel along a highway leading to Ladakh, in Gagangeer, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, 22 June 2020. Photo: EPA
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01 September 2020
India, China in new border standoff
Tensions between India and China on Monday mounted again, after they accused each other...
Tensions have been high in recent months on the contested border between India and China in the Himalayas (Photo: AFP)
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31 August 2020
India accuses China of new 'provocative...
The Indian military on Monday accused China of carrying out "provocative" movements on...
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds after voting on the draft resolution for the controversial national security law for Hong Kong during the closing ceremony of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 28 May 2020. Photo: EPA
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05 July 2020
China takes on more conflicts around the world
From remote Himalayan valleys to small tropical islands and tense Western capitals, an...
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02 July 2020
China, India standoff more than a war over rocks
Himalayan standoff is more about wider strategic rivalry and the Belt and Road Initiative...
An Indian fighter jet flies over Leh, the joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh, on June 25, 2020, part of a show of strength after a border showdown between Delhi and Beijing (AFP Photo/Tauseef MUSTAFA)
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26 June 2020
India and China deployed in 'large numbers...
India acknowledged for the first time Thursday that it has matched China in massing...

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