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Disrupted rhythms: How climate change affects Himalayan pastoralism

India, Oct. 16 -- In October 2025, Joginder Chand, a 50-year-old shepherd from Udyol village in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, set out on what should have been a routine migration. With a herd of... Read More


Nepal's deadly disaster exposed a Himalayan risk India can't easily see

Srinagar, Sept. 7 -- Mohan Bahadur Chand, a Himalayan glaciologist with Kathmandu University, was in a discussion on glaciers, permafrost, snow and mountain hazards on the morning of 26 August when re... Read More


How an artisan is trying to revive Kashmir's lost fur trade without killing wild animals

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- In a small workshop at Awantha Bhawan on Srinagar's 90 Feet Road in Soura, Tahir Ahmad Kalwal runs his fingers over freshly processed sheep pelts spread across wooden tables, chec... Read More


Why it's raining cloudbursts in Jammu & Kashmir

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Srinagar: Around 3.30 pm on 21 July, 22-year-old Aadil Qayoom Wani had just returned to his hosiery and garments shop in Beerwah, Budgam district, after buying fresh stock worth R... Read More


Why it's raining cloudbursts in Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- Around 3.30 pm on 21 July, 22-year-old Aadil Qayoom Wani had just returned to his hosiery and garments shop in Beerwah, Budgam district, after buying fresh stock worth Rs.1.5 lakh.... Read More


Lavender helps Jammu and Kashmir farmers adapt to a warmer, drier climate

India, July 29 -- Lavender cultivation is expanding in Jammu and Kashmir as farmers look for crops better suited to warmer winters, erratic rainfall and shrinking irrigation sources. Scientists say l... Read More