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Mahima Rana, 18, from Uttarakhand's Chamoli, voted for the first time on April 19. Despite environmental challenges, she prioritizes social welfare programs. | Latest News India

Long term satellite imagery covering the Himalayas has revealed that of the 2,431 glacial lakes larger than 10 hectares in area identified in 2016-17, 676 glacial lakes have expanded notably since 1984 | Latest News India

Harnessing renewable energy has the potential to revolutionize food security in the mountainous Hindu Kush Himalayas region, experts, including from India, highlighted at a conference hosted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICOMOD). With rising temperatures posing risks to food security, experts emphasized the importance of embracing clean energy sources like hydro, solar, biomass, and wind to transform agricultural productivity.

As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures.