Ladakh – आवारा मुसाफिर

Hanle ‘Night Sky Sanctuary’ to be completed within three months

September 4, 20221211 Views

In a unique and first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt of India, has undertaken to set up India’s first-ever "Night Sky Sanctuary" in Ladakh which will be completed within next three months. The proposed Dark Sky Reserve will be located at Hanle in Ladakh as a part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. It will boost Astro tourism in India and will be one of the world’s highest-located sites for optical, infra-red, and gamma-ray telescopes. This was informed by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh after meeting Lt. Governor Ladakh R.K. Mathur, who called on him...

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Helicopter services open for tourists in Ladakh

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June 29, 2022632 Views

The helicopter services in Ladakh are now open for tourists to travel across the Union Territory, with the first batch of tourists having already availed the heli-service, officials said. The first batch took the helicopter ride here on Tuesday. The helicopter services operated by the administration will be available to the locals and tourists in general across sectors in the Union territory, they said. Rates to avail the service have been notified by the administration for the residents of Ladakh, according to the order from Ladakh's civil aviation department. First batch of tourists to enjoy helicopter services in Ladakh on Tuesday "Individuals desirous of booking on the notified routes can book the tickets online at https://heliservice.ladakh.gov.in/", the order said. ...

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Hanle in Ladakh to be declared as ‘dark sky sanctuary’

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October 30, 20211386 Views

The Union Territory administration in Ladakh will be declaring Hanle as a 'dark sky sanctuary' in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Astrophysics to promote astro-tourism in the region, a senior official has said. A dark sky sanctuary promotes proper illumination where and when it is needed without wasting energy and polluting other areas, especially the night sky, which does not require illumination. Principal Secretary (Planning, Development and Monitoring Department), Ladakh, Pawan Kotwal made the announcement during a high-level meeting convened to discuss the streamlining of certain activities in the protected and wildlife areas. Hanle, which is home to the world's highest astronomical observatory, is located in the Hanle river valley on an old branch of the anci...

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Hanle in Ladakh now one of the most promising astronomical observatory

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October 1, 20211085 Views

The Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) located at Hanle near Leh in Ladakh is becoming one of the promising observatory sites globally, said a recent study. This is due to its advantages of more clear nights, minimal light pollution, background aerosol concentration, extremely dry atmospheric condition, and uninterrupted by monsoon. Night sky from Hanle, Ladakh. Photo: Dorje Angchuk/Facebook Astronomers are constantly searching for ideal locations around the world to build their next big telescope based on local meteorological data collected over many years. Such studies are crucial in planning for future observatories and the prediction of how they will vary with time. Researchers from India and their collaborators carried out a detailed study of the night time cloud cover fr...

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Snow leopard declared new state animal in Ladakh

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September 1, 2021548 Views

The government of Ladakh has declared snow leopard its state animal and black-necked crane state bird. A notification in this regard was issued Tuesday by the Principal Secretary Forest, Ecology and Environment, Pawan Kotwal. "The Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh is pleased to declare snow leopard (Panther unica) and black necked crane (Grus nicricollis) as state animal and state bird, respectively, of the union rerritory of Ladakh from the date of issue of this notification," Kotwal said in a notification. Meanwhile, the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir had the black-necked crane and Kashmir stag (Hangul) as its state bird and animal respectively. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,argu...

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बर्फ की चादर पर रोमांच

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January 3, 20212415 Views

जांस्कर नदी हमारे उत्तर भारत के उस इलाके में स्थित हैं जो लगभग सात से आठ महीने तक दुनिया के बाकी हिस्सों से अलग-थलग पड़ जाता है। इस दौरान यहां एक अलग ही दुनिया होती है। इसे देखकर लगता है मानो हम हिम-युग में पहुंच गए हैं। जम्मू-कश्मीर के लद्दाख इलाके में जांस्कर क्षेत्र में स्थित जांस्कर नदी इन महीनों में पूरी तरफ बर्फ से ढक जाती है। मानो किसी ने नदी को सफेद चादर से ढक दिया हो। यह नजारा विलक्षण, अद्भुत व अविस्मरणीय बन पड़ता है। ऊपर बर्फ की ठोस मोटी परत और उसके नीचे से बहती हुई नदी की निर्मल, अविरल धारा। रोचक बात है कि बर्फ की यही चादर इन महीनों में इस इलाके की जीवनरेखा बन जाती है। प्राचीन काल से ही बर्फ से ढके इस रास्ते पर राजा-महाराजा, साधु-संन्यासी, बौद्ध भिक्षु और आम लोग तमाम तकलीफों से जूझते हुए भी अपने मुकाम पर बढ़ते रहे हैं। अब यह दुष्कर रास्ता हमेशा तो इस तरह से नजर नहीं आता। इसल...

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Ladakh’s Tso Kar Wetland Complex now Ramsar Site

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December 25, 2020882 Views

India has added Tso Kar Wetland Complex in Ladakh as its 42nd Ramsar site, which is a second one in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh. The Tso Kar Basin is a high-altitude wetland complex, consisting of two principal waterbodies, Startsapuk Tso, a freshwater lake of about 438 hectares to the south, and Tso Kar itself, a hypersaline lake of 1800 hectares to the north, situated in the Changthang region of Ladakh, India. It is called Tso Kar, meaning white lake, because of the white salt efflorescence found on the margins due to the evaporation of highly saline water. The Tso Kar Basin is an A1 Category Important Bird Area (IBA) as per Bird Life International and a key staging site in the Central Asian Flyway. The site is also one of the most important breeding areas of the Black-...

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J&K glaciers melting at significant rate, study finds

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September 8, 2020438 Views

Glaciers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are melting at a "significant" rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study which used satellite data to find that over 1,200 glaciers in the Himalayan region saw an annual reduction in mass of 35 centimetres (cm) on average between 2000 and 2012. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, was carried over the Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh region, including areas across the Line of Control (LoC) and Line of Actual Control (LAC), and in all 12,243 glaciers were studied for thickness and mass changes. "In general, it was observed that the glaciers in the Pir Panjal range are melting at the higher rate—more than one metre per year—while as the glaciers in the Karakoram range are melting relatively at slower rate, around 10 cms per yea...

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Modern Bhutanese Dance at Naropa Festival

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August 30, 20201368 Views

Modern Bhutanese Dance during the inauguration ceremony of Naropa 2016 at Hemis, Ladakh. Its slow and soothing dance, just perfect for everybody to join in. Billed as the "Kumbh Mela of the Himalayas" and "Ladakh's Largest Buddhist Festival in History", the Naropa festival takes place once every 12 years. It's celebrated by the Drukpa Order of Himalayan Buddhism in honour of their 11th century patron saint, Naropa. The festival included performances by prominent Himalayan artists and Bollywood celebrities, as well as an elaborate spiritual ceremony and public display of the holy Six Bone Ornaments that belonged to Saint Naropa. This year the festival was celebrated from 16th to 22nd September. The centre of the festival was the Hemis Monastery near Leh, which is the seat of the Drupka Lin...

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Ladakh festival at Leh

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August 2, 2020863 Views

Ladakh Festival is held every year. The main aim of organising this festival in the month of September is to extend the lean tourist season in the region and also to represent and propagate the rich cultural heritage of the area. The grand success of the festival and the tremendous response from both foreign and home tourists is due to the rich cultural heritage and variety of other attractive programmes like traditional Polo match and Village archery. The famous monastic dance in the monasteries including exhibitions of invaluable Thankas and other Ritual Instruments of the monasteries. The tourists have the opportunities to see the entire traditional cultural programme of the region like Traditional Folk dance and songs of different parts of Ladakh. The grand achievements of the Ladakh ...