Did you know that a desert doesn't have to be hot or sandy? In fact, many of the world's harshest deserts are freezing cold. There are about 33 central deserts worldwide. They cover one-fifth of the ...

SHIMLA -Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognized as India’s first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program. With ...

When you picture a desert, you probably imagine a vast, empty landscape far from any water. But surprisingly, some of the driest places on Earth lie right beside the ocean. Both the Atacama, in Chile, ...

In a landmark step towards climate resilience in the high-altitude cold desert, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday inaugurated Ladakh’s first artificial water body at Phikar village in ...