Unschooled in Hindu art, I didn’t know that I was contemplating a pichwai (from the Sanskrit for “back” and “hanging”), a ...

The Hindu Kush Himalaya, where glaciers feed rivers supporting two billion people, could lose up to 75 per cent of its ice by the end of the century if global temperatures rise by 2 degrees ...

There is a high risk of flash floods, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region this monsoon season due to forecasts of above-average rainfall, experts ...

The Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75 per cent of its glaciers by the year 2100 if global temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, revealed a study published by ...

The Hindu Kush mountains are a key source of water for nearly two billion people in countries such as India, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. But the news is especially ...

New Delhi: The Hindu Kush Himalaya, where glaciers feed rivers supporting two billion people, could lose up to 75 per cent of its ice by the end of t. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

The entire Hindu Kush Himalayan region, which includes parts of India, faces temperatures up to 2°C hotter than average this monsoon season, with severe heat wave conditions already gripping the ...

Thaw over Hindu Kush? Beijing mediates & Pakistan names Kabul envoy amid India-Taliban talks Pakistan had welcomed the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, hoping it would lead to greater cooperation on ...

Arctic, Third Pole ‘tele-connections’ necessitate integrated strategies to handle climate risk: UN-ESCAP This is not just climate science but climate diplomacy, says Sanjay Srivastava, Chief ...

ADB's Building Adaptation and Resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (BARHKH) initiative, launched in December 2023, with a total of $6.52 million funding for its first phase, $450,000 of which ...

Several earthquakes that occurred in May originated in the Hindu Kush region of northeastern Afghanistan, just across Pakistan’s border. This area is infamous for deep and powerful earthquakes ...

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Peshawar on Wednesday, with its epicentre in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, Geo News reported. The quake was felt across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. No damage was reported.