Rare Himalayan vulture rescued in Odisha village
A rare and highly endangered Himalayan griffon vulture, one of the biggest birds in the Himalayas, was rescued on Sunday at Angulai village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district.
A rare and highly endangered Himalayan griffon vulture, one of the biggest birds in the Himalayas, was rescued on Sunday at Angulai village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district.
Nestled in the lap of the Eastern Himalayas, Kurseong, once a quaint hill town, is now emerging as a vibrant tourism hotspot in West Bengal, attracting travelers with its serene beauty and rich cultural tapestry.
Speaking at an event ‘Mountain Dialogues’ on July 26 in New Delhi, the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir NN Vohra made a strong plea for a campaign to save the Himalayas.
The talk was organised to make students understand the life manta: “no matter how bizarre or uncertain situations become in life, never give up!”
Superstar Rajinikanth embarks on another spiritual journey to the Himalayas, reflecting on the importance of spirituality, while also gearing up for his latest film 'Vettaiyan' set to release in October.
Himalayas are young mountains and have the third largest deposit of snow and ice in the world. Due to this, they are often referred to as the third pole of the planet. Having formed relatively recently in the Earth’s geological history, the Himalayas are fragile since they are undergoing the mountain building process. Himalayas are also the point of origin of many Asian rivers, which collectively feed more than 1.3 billion people living in the watershed of the Himalayas.
The programme was organised under the joint aegis of Nauni University, Sewa International, Prakritik Kheti Khushal Kisan Yojana and Indian Ecological Society.
Managing the Himalayan ecosystem's sustainability is critical not only for preserving its pristine beauty and spectacular landscape but also for ensuring the ecological security of the entire Indian subcontinent.
Himachal being popular worldwide for its quality apple, is also facing many problems regarding insufficient cultivation due to different factors.
Studies from the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), show that over four glaciers basins (Chandra, Bhaga, Miyar and Parvati) in the western Himalayas show an overall decreasing trend of precipitation during 1979-2018.
