UN World Water Development Report 2025
<p>For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are
Glaciers
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Pachauri rubbishes govt glacier report
Rubbishing the claim by a government-backed study that melting of glaciers was not due to climate change, leading environmentalist R.K. Pachauri on Sunday dubbed it as "totally unsubstantiated scientific opinion" and flayed environment minister Jairam Ramesh for endorsing it.
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Of receding glaciers and lack of benchmark data
From Leh, the 40-km drive to Khardungla, the highest motorable pass in the world at 18,380 feet, winds gently through mountains coated with thick snow. To the left of the pass the Ladakhis swear is the Khardung glacier which has retreated, though there is no study to confirm it. In fact, Prof.
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Jairam: No evidence of climate melting Himalayan glacier
YOJNA GUSAI A discussion paper contradicting the findings of various studies, including the IPCC report, which link melting of glaciers to global warming, was released by environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday.
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No clear sign of alarming retreat in Himalayan glaciers, says report
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had been saying it all along. Now he has the findings of a report to back his claims. A study by a former scientist at the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has sought to downplay the scare-mongering over an apparent alarming retreat of the Himalayan glaciers due to global warming.
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No proof of Himalayan ice melting
Report Runs Counter To Pachauri Panel Findings, Says Some Glaciers Actually Expanding New Delhi: The environment ministry on Monday published a discussion paper stating that there was no conclusive evidence to prove that the Himalayan glaciers are melting due to climate change.
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Himalayan glaciers most threatened by global warming
Meena Menon NEW DELHI: Just before starting his lecture on
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Not all J&K glaciers melting
Amidst growing concerns over global warming and receding glaciers, there is some good news from Jammu and Kashmir: not all Himalayan glaciers are melting and many in the state and in its neighbourhood are stable for years now, finds out a study conducted by Jammu University.
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No snow on Kilimanjaro in 20 yrs
Washington: The snow capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa
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Witnessing change: glaciers in the Indian Himalayas
This new WWF study explores how the glaciers in the Indian Himalayas are going through change and says that smaller glaciers in the Himalayas are proving much more vulnerable to climate change impacts than previously thought, with significant implications for the livelihood and freshwater supplies of millions.