While India and Bhutan has a forest cover of 33 percent and 60 percent, only five percent land in Pakistan is covered by forests
‘Non-native invasive plant species are spreading to mountains including the Himalayas’
The study published in ‘Nature – Ecology & Evolution’ suggest that native species residing at higher altitudes are under threat from the non-native invasive species as they are now making their habitats within the habitats occupied by natives
Davos 2023: Climate activists protest over big oil companies ‘hijacking debate’
Scores of climate activists gather in Davos to stage a protest questioning the presence of the leaders of the big energy firms at the meetings
Experts call for ban on construction as disasters loom over Indian ‘sinking’ town
The Joshimath town in the Himalayan state of Uttrakhand in India, popular among the tourists and the pilgrims of Hindu shrines, in is sinking leading to emergency evacuation of the people
Climate Change: 0.9°C rise in peak summer temperature from 1990 to 2019 in parts of India
The report has warned that there would be a rise in extreme weather events, particularly spells of heavy rain if global emissions are not curbed
Porridge, jaggery, puffed rice balls for bears at rescue centres this winter
The non-profit charity Wildlife SOS has arranged special diet for the Sloth bears, Asiatic bears and Himalayan brown bears at its rescue centres