Ladakh

Designed and developed by a team of researchers at the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) led by senior scientist Dr Tsering Stobdan, Ladakhi farmers now have a passive solar greenhouse that allows them to grow vegetables throughout the year.

Dr Mitra Satheesh speaks of the road trip she took this year with her 10-year-old son that led to all kinds of soulful experiences.

Karma Sonam, a field manager with the Nature Conservation Foundation, received the Natwest Group Earth Heroes Inspire Award 2021 for his outstanding work in reducing human-wildlife conflict in 17 communities across eastern Ladakh and conservation of snow leopards and Himalayan wolves.

Coming from an aristocratic Ladakh family, Eliyah Tsetan Phuntsog worked closely with the Indian armed forces to ward off Pakistani raiders from Nubra in 1948, helped Tibetan refugees find land for a settlement in 1960s, and opened a school for their children.

Dorje Angchuk recently became the first Indian to be inducted as an Honorary Member of the International Astronomical Union "for his passionate promotion of astronomy in the Ladakh region, through his excellent astrophotography". Check out his stunning pictures of the night sky.

Straight from Himachal Pradesh, this couple's startup - 'Tibet Foods' - sells traditional Tsampa and Ney-Thuk (Barley Porridge) and distributes it all over India. Tsampa Cookies and Barley Tea are coming soon!

Ladakh Basket is an online and offline platform, which sells the region’s indigenous produce to the rest of the world. In doing so, they empower the local farmers to sustain themselves in villages of Leh.

Karith, a village in Kargil district, Ladakh, has made headlines in national and local publications purely for the work of Acting Head Teacher Muhammad Ali at the local Government Middle School.

As COVID restrictions have been eased and Inner Line Permits (ILP) have been scrapped, domestic tourism returns to Ladakh. However, visitors must keep a few things in mind while travelling amid the pandemic.

The incredible story of how a team of scientists, government officials, village heads, NGOs and apricot farmers came together and eradicated the yellow-tail moth pest completely in barely two years.