As climate disasters intensify in Uttarakhand, a long buried Cold War episode involving a lost CIA plutonium powered generator near Nanda Devi returns to public focus, raising questions about secrecy, accountability, and lingering public anxiety.
The tectonic realities of the Indian subcontinent have been the same for millions of years. The news is that we are now changing how we classify our landmass as per seismic activity, using the latest scientific data and ensuring the best possible preparedness.
Many anticipated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would postpone or cancel his planned trip to Bhutan after learning of the blast in Delhi. However, he boarded his aircraft as scheduled early the following morning. This may have appeared disconnected to some, but it was actually a planned crisis leadership exercise that avoided what experts in international decision-making refer to as "policy paralysis by shock."
Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, every 2 members of a mountaineering team must be accompanied by at least one altitude worker or mountain guide
Cracks have reportedly developed in as many as 561 houses in Joshimath as a result of continued land subsidence in the town, stated the District Disaster Management Department.