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Environment
Geo answer
The World
February 05, 2008
Today's answer is Ladakh, a region in the India-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh is where Pashmina goats can be found. Their soft wool is prized around the world. This year, severe winter conditions are threatening the goats. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC's Altaf Hussein.
Arts, Culture & Media
Hindus Moving Back to the Kashmir Valley
The World
January 16, 2013
Religious and political violence nearly drove the entire Hindu minority away from the region, but some of those migrants are now returning, thanks to a new program by the Indian government.
Arts, Culture & Media
Isolated Long Lost Kingdom of the Himalayas
The World
July 10, 2013
For the Geo Quiz, we're looking for a long lost kingdom. No, it's not El Dorado, the mythical city of gold that was supposedly somewhere in the Western Hemisphere. The Lost Kingdom we want you to name is a real place in the Himalayan mountains.
Lifestyle & Belief
India trying to get Hindus to move back to contested Kashmir
The World
January 17, 2013
India and Pakistan have long jostled for control of the Kashmir region along the border of their two countries. That jostling has also led to religious violence, which drove many Hindus out of Kashmir. But now India is encouraging them to come back.