Ladakh

Children protesting for the sixth schedule inclusion in Ladakh_employment
October 24, 2024
No government exams in Ladakh since 2019

I hail from Drass, one of the coldest places in India. During the winter months, temperatures plummet to below –35°C. Due to these extreme conditions and difficult terrain, employment opportunities…

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April 26, 2024
Power for whom? The cost of renewable energy in Ladakh

In Ladakh’s Pang region, a vast tract of land—approximately 80 km—has been earmarked for a mega solar power plant, which is projected to generate up to 13 GW of renewable…

road in ladakh--ladakh urial
February 13, 2024
Where has the urial sheep of Ladakh gone?

The Ladakh urial is a wild sheep native to the high-altitude terrain of the cold desert. Found only in Ladakh, this subspecies of urial has been classified as endangered and…

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August 10, 2023
Walking on thin ice: Ladakh can no longer play its favourite sport

Located at an elevation of more than 3,000 metres, Ladakh is an ideal place for the region’s favourite winter sport—ice hockey. Introduced to eastern Ladakh as a downtime game by…

The neutralised shangdong and stupa at Tsaba valley against Leh's mountains and blue skies_Rigzen Dorjay-wildlife conservation
March 31, 2022
A prayer for conservation: Turning Chushul’s wolf-trapping pits into stupas

In Ladakh’s Leh district, which is predominantly inhabited by agro-pastoral communities, shandongs (wolf-trapping pits) are a relatively common sight. These traditional trapping pits were built by the people of the…