The famous Khachoedpalri Lake in Sikkim has been designated as a Ramsar Site which is a significant recognition in global ...

Himalayan tsunami study reveals 2023 Sikkim flood details, warns of repeat disasters due to climate change impact.

Sikkim's Khecheopalri Lake has been declared a 'Ramsar Wetland of International Importance'. This recognition coincides with ...

Sikkim's Arun Upreti inspects Gangtok's Smart City road project, ensuring quality and timely completion. The initiative aims ...

Crucially, the study found no evidence of a “triggering cloudburst event” in the vicinity of the lake. The Sikkim government ...

Sikkim’s Teesta III dam rebuilding project gets the nod of the Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), but a ...

The flood devastated the Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III (1200 MW), washed away the dam and flooded the underground ...

Researchers have now pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood in a bid to better prepare for future catastrophic events.

In October 2023, a multi-hazard cascade in the Sikkim Himalayas was triggered when earth and stones, which had accumulated ...

The study underlines the need for both risk mitigation strategies and early warning systems against GLOFs, the sudden release ...

A Newcastle University student has contributed to a major international study which has identified the exact causes and ...

Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for similar disasters.