India should take lead in preserving glaciers: Sonam Wangchuk writes open letter to PM
3 weeks, 5 days ago

India should take lead in preserving glaciers: Sonam Wangchuk writes open letter to PM

The Hindu  

Fresh from his tour to the U.S. where he carried a piece of ice from a glacier in Ladakh to flag their fast melting, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that India should take a lead in addressing the issue. In his open letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. Wangchuk stressed that India should take a lead in the year of glaciers, as the Himalayas have the third largest deposit of ice and snow on Earth after the Arctic and Antarctica, fetching it the name 'Third Pole'. "India needs to take a lead in glacier preservation as we have the Himalayas, and our sacred rivers such as the Ganga and Yamuna come out of them," Mr. Wangchuk said. "Therefore, I believe it is time that India, under your leadership, takes the lead as the nation with the most glaciers in the Himalayas," Mr. Wangchuk said.

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1 year, 9 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Huff Post  

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Associated Press  

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1 year, 9 months ago

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LA Times  

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Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges will see flows reduced as glaciers recede: UN
2 years ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India TV News  

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The Independent  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Al Jazeera  

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