Bitter brew for India’s ‘champagne of teas’: Lower yields, labour shortage hit Darjeeling growers
The production of iconic Darjeeling tea has fallen chronically in recent years, touching an all-time low in 2024. Read more ...
First Ascent of Sharphu IV? It's Complicated
This has to be one of Nepal's most confusing peaks. Barely hours after we read of a mysterious expedition to Sharphu IV, a ...
New Food Magazine4d
Four ways the Coca-Cola Foundation and partners are helping protect water for the next generation
Discover how The Coca-Cola Foundation is restoring water ecosystems worldwide—from the Eastern Himalayas to California’s ...
World Wildlife Fund4d
Eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubles in 2025
In encouraging news, the eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, according to a new report announced in Mexico. The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 ...
NDTV13d
Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 Long-Term Review Report 1: Finding Adventure In Commuting
The Himalayan tempts me to load it up, hit the highway and escape for days and weeks. I hope to double the odometer reading quick time as I embark on a journey towards the eastern part of India ...
Daily Express14d
China's ambitious £3.8bn mega train line across the Himalayas plagued by problems
The Trans-Himalayan Railway will connect Gyirong county in southern Tibet to the capital of Nepal - Kathmandu - once built. The vast line will be made up of tunnels passing through 105 miles ...
The Statesman15d
Eastern Himalaya Travel Association seeks resolution on transport issues
The Eastern Himalaya Travel & Tour Operators Association (EHTTOA), the largest travel platform in East and Northeast India, has submitted a representation to Milton Chandra Das, joint secretary of ...
india.mongabay18d
Glaciers in Eastern Himalayas see marked retreat
The retreat of glaciers increases the risk of glacial lakes forming. See All Key Ideas New research sheds light on the impacts of climate change on glaciers in the Eastern Himalayan state of Arunachal ...
Miami Herald18d
Elusive predator — covered in ‘clouds’ — seen on trail camera in India. See the animal
Parichay Sen via Unsplash In the eastern Himalayas, snowcapped mountains stick out from rugged forests, and the towering peaks touch the clouds. But for one species of rarely-seen predator in the ...
Wall Street Journal19d
China Is Waging a ‘Gray Zone’ Campaign to Cement Power. Here’s How It Looks.
From the choppy waters of the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait to the frozen ridges of the Himalayas, China is pursuing a relentless campaign of expansion, operating in the hazy zone between ...
Chatham House19d
Central and Eastern Europe
The future of the European Union (EU) looms large in the issues facing the Central and Eastern Europe region, as the EU’s 21st century expansion has largely been drawn from here - the grouping EU11 is ...
Reuters20d
Clashes continue in eastern Congo days after attack on civilians left many dead
The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has seized swathes of mineral-rich eastern Congo since the start of the year. Sign up here. "M23 has taken Nyabiondo since 11 a.m. (0900 GMT), following clashes ...