Lake Kaindy, sunk deep within Kolsai Lakes National Park in Kazakhstan, is a natural landmark that was created out of a ...

It made perfect sense for Douglass Jacobs, Fred M. van Eck Professor of Forest Biology and member of Purdue’s Institute for ...

If the park says no, a full-blown outbreak may develop and kill large tracts of mature balsam fir and white spruce forest, visitors may see unsightly rust-coloured and then grey trees and wonder about ...

Located on the Nagaland-Manipur border, this 17-km round trek takes you through bamboo groves, wildflower meadows, and rolling green hills. Monsoons transform the valley into a green wonderland ...

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the first-ever “Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric & Climate Research Centre” in the higher reaches of Nathatop in Udhampur district. “This move ...

For the first few miles the trail seemed to be all uphill. Then we entered the coolness of spruce forests and, coming over the brow of a hill, reached the seven-mile lookout. The steep walls of the ...

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers near its ...

The United States has announced sweeping changes to encourage more logging in the country's national forests. A new emergency order requires rolling back environmental protections on almost 60% of ...

Across the country, forests are burning, rain is scarce, and the air grows heavier with each passing day. Air pollution levels across Nepal have remained alarmingly high, with multiple locations ...

Closer home, several states in the Indian Himalayan region and Central India have forest fires. State governments have issued directions to contain their spread. The Southwest monsoon, which could ...

A wildfire has spread across 5,420 hectares of forest in Chitwan District. The fire is affecting areas under the Division Forest Office, Chitwan National Park, and the Buffer Zone. According to ...