Home and neighbourhood: Everest, power to the people and Kashmir
Plastic ban on Everest Climate change has climbed up the Himalayas. Increasing instances of melting of the Himalayan snow, Everest Brown Haze, glacial retreat and formation of glacial lakes and glacial lake outbursts (GLOF) with considerable losses downstream are some of the indications of an impending apocalypse on the lap of the Himalayas and far beyond, which will bring great perils if humanity fails to mend ways and live with the laws of the Nature. Amid this gloomy scenario, there's some good news. Awareness of climate change and its impact on the fragile Himalayan ecology is also climbing up the mountains. The Republica daily reports about the decision of the executive council of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality to ban plastic items of less than 30 microns thickness in the rural municipality, which is home to Namche Bazaar, the gateway to Mt Sagarmatha, the world's tallest peak that literally draws a large number of tourists, who leave behind a huge carb...