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Category: Himalaya

Himalaya

Science and data, disaster preparedness and community resilience, biodiversity, the crysosphere and melting glaciers and GLOFs, rivers, drought and floods, crops and food. The real picture and what we can do together towards a sustainable future for all. Celebrating the Magnificient Himalaya

Books

Restore the Rain – Book Review

Romola Butalia, 21 July 202621 July 2026

The Paradigm Shift: Redefining Climate and Rain Alpha Lo’s engaging and informative book, Restoring the…

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Birds & Animals

Golden Jackal (Canis Aurous) : Call of the Wild

Rajiv Butalia, 16 July 202619 July 2026

When we settled in the hills 16 years ago, wildlife reigned and therefore moved with…

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Blogs

Himalaya & Climate Change

Ajay Kumar, 7 September 202319 July 2026

With a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and Masters in Forestry from Forest Research Institute Dehra…

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Crops & Food

Re-imagining Agriculture

Suman Sahai, 6 September 202319 July 2026

Dr Suman Sahai is a scientist and founder chairperson of the Gene Campaign, a research…

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Blogs

Reviving river, landscape restoration

Ashim Manna, 31 July 202319 July 2026

Mountains, women, and the weight of water  Figure 1: Women and young girls spend hours at…

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Blogs

Himalayan Flowers – Unsung heroes

admin, 9 July 202319 July 2026

Himalayan flowers, unassuming, modest and happy, just to be. In a few years they may…

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Blogs

Pahadi food: रिमझिम बारिश के बीच पहाङी खाना

Deepa Pathak, 6 July 202319 July 2026

Read in English इन दिनों पहाङ झमाझम बारिश में भीग रहे हैं। हर तरह के…

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Blogs

Bamaur! what a lyrical name…

Jyoti Patil, 5 July 202317 July 2026

“Bamaur! what a lyrical name”, I exclaimed. I first noticed this beautiful tree on the…

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Blogs

Rhododendrons in Spring

Rishu Nigam, 12 June 202317 July 2026

Rishu Nigam is a writer and documentary filmmaker focused on telling climate stories. She wrote…

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Crops & Food

GM Crops – Relevance for Indian Agriculture

Suman Sahai, 14 May 20238 September 2023

Dr Suman Sahai is a scientist trained in genetics and Founder Chairperson of the research…

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Crops & Food

Seed Banks – Indigenous crops

Swati Thapa, 2 May 20237 July 2023

Swati Thapa is an Uttarakhand based independent journalist writing on issues of gender, health, human…

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Crops & Food

Millets Will Solve Problems

Suman Sahai, 20 April 20237 July 2023

Dr Suman Sahai is a scientist and founder chairperson of the Gene Campaign, a leading…

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Initiatives

Lakes of Kumaon: Nainital & Sukhatal

admin, 9 November 202215 July 2026

Nainital lake’s lifeline under threat with plans to choke most important recharge zone – Sukhatal….

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Blogs

हिमालय दिवस पर विशेष – 9 सितम्बर

S P Sati, 9 September 202217 July 2026

हिमालय इसलिए विश्व के सर्वाधिक महत्वपूर्ण भू आकृत्तियों में से एक है क्योंकि उत्तरी ध्रुव…

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Himalayan Trees & Plants

मियावाकी जंगल का निर्माण

Bhupendra Bisht, 11 October 202115 July 2026

मियावाकी जंगल – 10/10/2021: वन पंचायत पर सतोली छतोला के नागरिकों द्वारा पुंन 100 वर्ग…

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Rivers, wetlands, groundwater

छ्तोला बचाओ

Bhupendra Bisht, 26 September 202115 July 2026

जल ही जीवन है जिस पर हम सभी का जीवन निर्भर है। वर्तमान संदर्भ पर…

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Reader Comments

  1. Rajan on Bakhli in Kumati, Nainital14 July 2026

    Very interesting!

  2. Simran Dhyani on Contact Us17 March 2026

    My name is Simran Dhyani, and I am a research scholar at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems…

  3. Ashish Sharma on छतौला : गाँव बचाओ कुमाऊं बचाओ21 February 2025

    It is the duty of every villager to keep his village safe. people of that village just have to understand…

  4. Apoorva on Geeli Mitti: Building Sustainable Homes13 November 2024

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  5. inder raj dowlath on Geeli Mitti: Building Sustainable Homes21 October 2024

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Archives

  • 21 July 2026 by Romola Butalia Restore the Rain - Book Review
  • 20 July 2026 by Rajiv Butalia Yellow-throated Marten
  • 16 July 2026 by Rajiv Butalia Golden Jackal (Canis Aurous) : Call of the Wild
  • 15 July 2026 by Barun Mitra Lakshmi Ashram and Sarala Behn: Renewing Swaraj
  • 14 July 2026 by Rajiv Butalia Bakhli in Kumati, Nainital

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