The Gangotri glacier in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, from where the Ganga river originates, retreated by 1,700 metres between 1935 and 2022, a study by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun ...

DEHRADUN: The rate of retreat of Gangotri glacier has slowed down to 11 metres since 2008 from the maximum of 35 metres recorded in 1974, according to experts at the Almora-based GB Pant National ...

Significantly, the IPCC 2007 report on glaciers world over had predicted that Gangotri glacier would disappear by 2035 due to global warming. However, in 2010, the IPCC retracted its statement on ...

Kolkata: A research shows that the health of the majestic Gangotri glacier that feeds the river Ganges has been affected, as the maximum temperature in the region has shot up by 0.9 degree Celsius ...

The Gangotri glacier is rapidly disintegrating, states the latest observation of a team from the Almora-based G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development.

Shanti Thakur popularly known as Glacier lady, urged the State Government to take some serious measures to stop depletion of Gangotri glacier and Gaumukh, the fount of Ganga, while addressing a ...

Chaukhamba lll. The Chaukhamba massif is situated at the western end of the Gangotri Glacier, the largest glacier in the Indian Himalayas. This region is deeply revered in Indian culture and ...

In what should be a heartening news for environmentalists, the rate of retreat of Gangotri glacier, the source of the Ganga, has come down to 10m in 2015 from 22m in 2001. Top. e-Paper.

The Gangotri, one of the largest Himalayan glaciers, is in Uttarkashi district. Originating at about 7,100m above sea level, the glacier is 30.2km long and has a width that varies between 0.5 and ...

In northern India, there is a river with over a hundred names. It starts in the Garhwal Himalaya and drops over 14,000 feet from the terminus of the Gangotri Glacier before marching some 1,550 ...

The Chaukhamba massif is a striking formation within the greater Gangotri Glacier region, with Chaukhamba I being the highest peak at 23,419 feet. Chaukhamba III, the third-highest of the four ...