India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener over the past 20 years, driven by a combination of climate change and agricultural expansion, according to a new study. The past two decades have seen ...

As Live Science reports, research published in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability shows that the Thar Desert (a.k.a. the Great Indian Desert) in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan ...

NEW DELHI: Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are greatly affected by dust from the Thar Desert in India due to the influence of terrain and westerly winds, according to a study. Dust deposited on a ...

Astrophotographer Ajay Talwar camped out in a tent in the Thar Desert in northwestern India to get this stunning photo of a starry winter night. In the image, the star Sirius is visible as a ...

For three years, the Thar Desert in south-east Pakistan has been suffering from drought-like conditions. But a new solar-powered project to treat underground saline water is offering a ray of hope ...

The arid Thar desert has turned verdant after much-needed spells of rain fertilised the soil. Many Thar residents, who had migrated to other pastures with their livestock or to earn livelihood due ...

The Thar Desert is the last refuge of Rajasthan’s state bird Great Indian bustard (locally called Godavan) as well as unique desert flora and fauna Mrityunjay Bose Last Updated : 30 April 2023 ...