Shimla: The government has set the ball rolling for the preparation of its Climate Adaptation Action Plan, with vulnerability assessment right from the district to the sub-tehsil level and strengthening of data bank emerging as the focus areas.

ITANAGAR: Scientists at GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) here have discovered two new species of fish in rivers of Arunachal Pradesh.

Neighbouring Manali Witnesses Similar Meltdown, Experts Blame Global Warming

Manali: Within two months of record snowfall on Rohtang pass, almost all the snow has melted.

    Initially, it was expected that tourists could see the snow till August. By the last week of June, though, the snow melted away.

    Experts blamed global warming for the fast melting of snow.

    In 2010, there was about 25 feet snow in Rohtang that lasted till the first week of July. This year, it received more than 50 feet snow, which melted faster than the previous year.

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Bangalore: A comprehensive study of Isro satellite images reveals 75% of Himalayan glaciers are on the retreat, with the average shrinkage being 3.75km during the 15 years under study.

Guwahati, Sept. 26: Wildlife researchers have discovered an amazing range of bio-diversity, including a toad at 4,200 metres (nearly 14,000 feet), tucked away among the high altitude wetland complex of Nagula in Tawang.

Field researchers of WWF-India (western Arunachal landscape), G.B.

India, China and Nepal are set to launch a joint conservation initiative for the Mount Kailash landscape. The conservation will be meant to tackle the issue of glacial melt, biodiversity conservation and, interestingly, also have a mandate for cultural conservation in the Himalayan region.

Shimla: Though summer is yet to set in officially, Shimla has recorded a sharp rise in maximum temperature, which shot eight to 10 degrees above normal.

Recognising the seriousness of the threat posed by climate change to the country in general and Himalayan states in particular, the Chief Ministers