The plantation department of the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh had an interactive workshop on Permaculture last week. The team highlighted the importance of integrating permaculture into our lives and creating a successful system that is suitable for higher altitudes …
Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL) enabled the making of 28 Ice Stupas and Artificial Glaciers across 25 locations worldwide in 2022, conserving 72.2 million liters of water. Out of all the structures made, 27 Ice Stupas were made …
HIAL believes in holistic education that develops all the aspects and faculties in a person. Towards this end, it has identified 32 life skills that it imparts to all its staff and students. There is a staff development session every …
The Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh, has just completed a UNDP Afghanistan project that proposed the methodology for promoting passive solar space heating technology and related capacity building in Afghanistan. As part of the project, three of our leading experts, …
Kulum village, a remote high-altitude #mountain community facing the effects of climate change, was #abandoned by its residents in 2010 due to water scarcity. In #collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA), the Ice Stupa team of the Himalayan …
We want a life shift that will last. A routine practice of self-reflection and introspection can help us take the right steps today to attain our goals in the future. Daily introspection gives us access to understanding ourselves. We at …
As part of the ongoing #Kargilvijaydiwas celebrations, Surya Soi Sappers of Indian army 57 Engineers regiment along with Sonam Wangchuk organized a Plastic waste cleanup exercise along the Indus river on 16th July 2022. It was a part of the Cycle expedition …
It is our great pleasure to announce that, today, the UNDP South Asia Head (also the Assistant Director General of UNDP), and the UNDP India Head visited HIAL and signed a very important umbrella agreement, called a Statement of Intent …
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the final results of this year’s Ice Stupa Competition 2021-22 were announced at Kulum Village in collaboration with the District Administration & Agriculture Department, Leh and Kulum villagers association. The Chief Guest of …
To commemorate Earth Day 2022 and to amplify our call for #ClimateAction, HIAL set out on a mission to collect a block of glacial ice from the Khardungla top and present it to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala …