The research, based on satellite imagery and terrain analysis, found that the collapse of the ice mass within a high-altitude ...

ISRO scientists have discovered that the devastating 2025 flood in Uttarkashi's Dharali was caused by a sudden collapse of an exposed ice sheet, not a cloudburst.

Dharali sits on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, just below where a smaller glacier-fed stream, the Khir Gad, rushes down from the Srikanta Glacier.

Researchers from the Regional (West) and National Remote Sensing Centres of ISRO have found that the presence of exposed ice patches on the Srikanta Glacier immediately before the floods of August 5 ...

This diagram illustrates a comprehensive framework for reducing GLOF risks across the Himalayan region. The framework integrates four key pillars: community-driven early warning systems, engineering ...

Isro scientists have discovered that a massive 69-million-kilogram ice patch collapse on Srikanta Glacier caused the Dharali flood in Uttarakhand. The study rules out a cloudburst and warns of new ...

Discover how ISRO debunked cloudburst theories for the deadly 2025 Dharali flood: an exposed ice patch on Srikanta Glacier's ...

The government has decided to accept a grant assistance of over USD 24 million to be provided by the Green Climate Fund through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A meeting of the ...

Report by Mar 23; hearing slated for Mar 27 Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Mar 18: An expert committee constituted by the ...

New policy for small hydel projects up to 25 MW expected soon, reviving the 2017 lapsed policy to boost localized power in Himalayan states.

Alaska's glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods, a Colorado State University ...

Climate activist Tashi Lhazom is contesting Nepal polls to ensure 'structural changes' in remote regions—a mission born out ...