Roopkund Lake, at 16,500 meters in the Himalayas, hides skeletal remains of about 200 people, discovered in 1942. Multiple theories have been proposed about their origin, including a 9th-century ...

More than 27 per cent of the identified glacial lakes in the Himalayas have notably expanded since 1984 and 130 of those are in India, ISRO said on Monday. In a statement, the space agency said ...

Nestled high in the Indian Himalayas, a tiny body of water has earned a macabre nickname: "Skeleton Lake." Officially named Roopkund, the lake's edges are rimmed with human bones and frozen bodies ...

First in the world to develop scientific approaches to glacial lake outburst There have been concerns in Bhutan and Nepal in recent years about the danger of glacial lake outburst floods resulting ...

Trekking in the Himalayas is one of the most popular adventure activities globally, drawing adventure enthusiasts from all ...

The NGT took suo motu (on its own) cognisance of a news report showing about 10.81 per cent increase of the glacial lakes in the last 13 years due to the rising temperatures.