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Background: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are malignant tumours arising from mesenchymal tissue, comprising

The importance of glaciers in High Mountain Asia (HMA) is significant in sustaining mountain hydrology and the runoff of several river systems that originate from these glaciers. The availability of numerous remote sensing products provides an opportunity to assess the current regional glacier mass balance comprehensively. We updated and presented recent glacier mass loss from the HMA and regional variability using Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-2) data from October 2018 to December 2021. The HMA experienced accelerated mass loss in recent years of -62.62 ± 11.81 Gt a-1, (-17.11 ± 2.89 m w.e a-1). All 22 regions of HMA lost mass during the study period, regional mass loss range between -0.28 ± 0.47 m w.e. a-1 in the Western Kunlun Shan and -1.71 ± 0.22 m w.e. a-1 in the Hengduan Shan. The highest mass loss occurred at Hengduan Shan, East Tibetan Mountains, and Nyainqentanglha. Glaciers within the altitude range up to 4000 m a.s.l experienced the most negative mass balance. In recent years glacier mass loss increased by more than two-fold compared to previous studies even in the regions where glaciers were previously in balance or less negative mass balance such as Western Kunlun Shan (-0.28 ± 0.47 m w.e. a-1), Eastern Pamir (-0.47 ± 0.374 m w.e. a-1), and Karakoram (-0.61 ± 0.40 m w.e. a-1). The complex regional pattern of variable glacial mass balance and recent mass loss can be attributed to heterogeneous climate change signals and changes in meteorological conditions over the regions.

The Arctic is warming more rapidly than the rest of the world. This warming has had an especially profound impact on Greenland’s ice cover. Only 4% of Greenland’s ice cover are small peripheral glaciers that are distinct from the ice sheet proper. Despite comprising this relatively small area, these small peripheral gIaciers are responsible for 11% of the ice loss associated with Greenland’s recent sea-level rise contribution. Using the satellite laser platforms ICESat and ICESat-2, we estimate that ice loss from these Greenland glaciers increased from 27±6 Gt/yr (2003–2009) to 42±6 Gt/yr (2018–2021). We find that the largest acceleration in ice loss is in North Greenland, where we observe ice loss to increase by a factor of four between 2003 and 2021. In some areas, it appears that recent increases in snowfall at high altitudes have partially counteracted recent increases in melt at low altitudes. While many recent Greenland ice loss assessments have focused on only the ice sheet, the recent sharp increase in ice loss from small peripheral glaciers highlights the importance of accurately monitoring Greenland’s small peripheral glaciers. These small peripheral glaciers appear poised to play an outsized role in Greenland ice loss for decades to come.

This article briefly examines the rise of Hindu nationalism, its role in the formulation of the domestic environment and assesses its impact on the international relations of India. Since the ascendance of Modi to power,the involvement of RSS in Indian politics and governmental affairs has increased manifold. Curbs on civil society, NGOs, and media freedom have been noticed by independent observers. Hate speech and the enactment of laws to marginalize space for minorities are common happenings. This article has incorporated an integrative review technique while working under an overall design of qualitative research methodology. It is observed that India’s erstwhile secular credentials are endangered due to the assault of the Hindutva wave on freedom of expression, civil society, and minorities. The dominance of the BJP and the autocratic behavior of Modi have affected the domestic environment of India thus impacting India’s international relations, especially with herneighbours.