Himalayan Glacier
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Himalayan glaciers getting smaller every year: Study
India | Jun 20, 2019, 06:35 AM ISTThe study is the latest and perhaps most convincing indication that climate change is eating the Himalayas' glaciers, potentially threatening water supplies for hundreds of millions of people downstream across much of Asia.
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Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: Study
World | Feb 05, 2019, 08:53 PM ISTThe assessment said that the impact of the melting could range from flooding from the increased runoff to increased air pollution from black carbon and dust deposited on the glaciers.
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Himalayan glaciers retreating at alarming rate, says Parliamentary panel
India | Dec 23, 2018, 08:58 PM ISTIt recommended public awareness campaigns for sensitising people about vulnerability of Himalayan region and need for sustainable tourism be undertaken by the government.
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India, Pak Talks On Siachen Dispute Begins
India | May 30, 2011, 01:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 30: Top defence officials from India and Pakistan kicked off talks on Monday to discuss a disputed Himalayan glacier that brought the neighbours to the brink of war in 1984.The two-day meeting