The Himalaya, especially the Ganga-Himalaya region in mountainous Uttarakhand, has been under assault since the last fifteen years when the government mandated a staggering 336 hydroelectric projects ...

Activists from the Himalayan states on Monday condemned the arrest of ‘education reformer’ Sonam Wangchuk, demanding his release and extending support to his demand for statehood and its inclusion in ...

Security forces imposed curfew in India’s northernmost Himalayan region of Ladakh after rare protests turned deadly, killing at least five people and injuring almost 80. The unrest in the usually calm ...

The Gurung people of Nepal’s Himalayas manage fragile alpine pastures through the ‘thiti’ system, which sets annual guidelines for rotational grazing, forest use and herb collection. Livestock owners ...

At a press conference in Delhi on Monday, leaders from Ladakh and several other hill regions demanded accountability for recent police firing in Leh, the release of detained activist Sonam Wangchuk, ...

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Dehradun, Sept 27 (PTI) The 12th edition of Sustainable Mountain Development Summit on Saturday expressed its solidarity with people who bore the brunt of the series of natural disasters in the ...

Gitanjali Angmo dismisses allegations, defends Sonam's activism and calls for his release amid NSA arrest controversy.

Authorities in India have enforced security restrictions in Ladakh after clashes left four people dead and dozens injured ...

On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam—India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water.

Protesters, until now peaceful, have been demanding statehood and special protections for the region bordering China.

Indian police arrested Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, two days after New Delhi blamed him for violent protests demanding statehood for the Himalayan federal territory in which four people ...