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A preparatory meeting regarding the 3 rd international conference of Save the Himalayas Foundation(SHF), planned for 2020 in Nepal , was held in Kathmandu recently. It was jointly organised by Chaudhary Foundation, ICIMOD and HimalAsia. The objective of the SHF Conference will be linking Science, Business and Community in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. Buddhist monk, Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Founder President, SHF, along with Fariha Fatima, Project Manager, SHF and Col. Prakash Tiwari, Executive member, SHF, participated in the meeting. It was attended by various stakeholders and representatives from WWF Nepal, ICIMOD, UNDP, UNESCO, UN global impact and ambassadors from different European countries. Mr Binod Chaudhary, Chairman, Chaudhary Group, Nepal and Dr Tashi from ICIMOD participated in the 2 nd International Conference held at Leh in June. Impressed by the objective of the foundation, Mr Chaudhary, the only billionaire of Nepal , showed keen interest in hosting the 3rd confe...

Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena addressing the inaugural session of the International Conference on Himalayan Environment at Leh A group of environmentalists has warned of grieving situation of water crisis in the whole Himalayan region, owing to the global warming, which is causing glaciers melting at a fast pace. If the conditions remain same, all the Himalayan glaciers will melt down in next 30 years or so. Mr Narvijay Yadav, general secretary, Chandigarh Chapter of Save the Himalayas Foundation (SHF-Chd), said,  “The alarm was raised at a recently concluded international conference held at Leh on Himalayan Environment and eco-system.”  Mr Rajesh Patel, Director, Goldenmiles Learning, Mumbai, who’s NGO has been working in remote Ladakh areas to spread awareness about keeping a balance in our approach to natural resources, says, “We have exhausted the natural resources and now is time to give back to the Earth what we have already consumed.” Mr Binod Chaudha...

(From left) Narvijay Yadav, Dr Amit Nagpal, Binod Chaudhary (Nepal), Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Dr Suzanne Von Der Heide (Germany) and Dr Noor Gilani (NASA - USA) at Leh-Ladakh on 27th June, 2019. Chandigarh :  Renowned Buddhist Monk, Bhikkhu Sanghasena blessed the founder members of Bloggers Alliance and released ‘Blogger Vlogger’, a quarterly newsletter at a programme held on the occasion of Social Media Day. Bloggers Alliance is a non-profit association of bloggers, storytellers and creators. Dr Amit Nagpal, President, Bloggers Alliance, said, “The inaugural issue of Blogger Vlogger, highlightes the story of Sanghasena and my upcoming book “Heroes Amongst Us’, having stories of 32 people, who are living their passion. In the first phase, various chapters will be launched in major cities of  India and international chapters will also be established in the second phase." Senior Media Consultant, Mr Narvijay Yadav is appointed as the President of   Chandigarh Ch...