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‘A time bomb’: India’s sinking holy town faces grim future
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoInside a shrine overlooking snow-capped mountains, Hindu priests heaped spoonfuls of puffed rice and...
India’s newly-found lithium reserves carry an environmental cost
Quartz via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe discovery of vast lithium deposits in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir, hailed as a win...
Avalanche sweeps away tourists in northeast India; 7 killed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoAn avalanche swept away a group of tourists in the Himalayas in northeastern India on Tuesday,...
Bhutan plans a US$500 million fund for crypto mining in the Himalayas
Bloomberg via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoBhutan’s investment arm Bitdeer Technologies Group plan to seek investors for a fund worth up to...
India needs technology transfers to mine its new lithium reserves
Quartz via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe recent announcement by India’s Geological Survey of India (GSI) on its preliminary exploration...
India and Bangladesh have agreed to share "a drop" of water, but an "ocean" awaits
Quartz via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoIndia and Bangladesh recently signed an agreement to share water from the Kushiara river, and water...
Cracks begin to show in India's Himalayan building spree
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOne morning 18 months ago, Jaswant Singh Butola woke to find hairline cracks had spread up the walls...
Analysis-India sharpens stand on Ukraine war but business as usual with Russia
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoIndia is articulating its position against the Ukraine war more robustly to counter criticism that...
Helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashes in India, kills 7
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoA helicopter bringing Hindu pilgrims from a popular temple site in the Indian Himalayas crashed Tuesday in foggy weather, an official said, killing all six passengers and one pilot on board.
10 mountaineers killed after avalanche in northern India
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoAt least 10 trainee mountaineers died Tuesday after being swept away by an avalanche in the Himalayas in northern India, media reports said, as rescuers searched for 11 others missing. A group ...