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Topic: Everest

World’s highest peak has an Everest-sized garbage problem. But drones have come to the rescue

New Delhi: Mount Everest is known to test human resolve. But, behind the success stories and summit photos lies a harsh truth—the world’s highest peak is...

Are the spices being sold in Indian market safe? Lack of testing and poor law enforcement concerns

After Hong Kong, Singapore found high level of Ethylene oxide in Indian masala brands, FSSAI conducts safety tests. A look at India's food safety rules & what happens in cases of violation.

MDH, Everest asked to give details of quality checks after Hong Kong, Singapore raise concerns

Authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore said the products contain high levels of ethylene oxide, which is unfit for human consumption, with long exposure to cancer risk.

Stop Everest obsession, Himalayas are vulnerable — British historian urges in new book

At the launch of his book on the Himalayas in Delhi, John Keay spoke of demon worship, mystical encounters and Europeans who didn’t understand local culture.

‘Hillary, Tenzing followed my footsteps’ — Sherpa who paved the way to Everest with 25kg load

In ‘Sherpa,’ Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari write how the Sherpa community exists at the edge of life and death in Nepal.

Everest’s Chhole Masala ad reminder of 2000s’ commercials. Same league as Feviquick, Havells

Everest’s new Chhole Masala ad doesn’t feature women, and that’s a good thing.

In this remote Manipur village, lockdown brought the gift of education for the elderly

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Nirmal Purja, the Nepali mountaineer who summitted Everest, Lhotse & Makalu in two days

The former soldier now holds the record for the fastest ascent of all 14 eight thousanders — having done it in six months and six days.

Trigonometry may be schooltime misery, but it’s what first helped us see India right

Here's how trigonometry helped India's colonial rulers draw up the subcontinent's first map in the 19th century.

On Camera

The thrill of ‘down low’ wears off fast. Why do gay men even fall for it?

Being DL is not the same as being closeted, though there’s some overlap. A closeted man knows he is queer, but a DL one does his best to not acknowledge the Grindr logo on his phone.

Despite PM Modi’s appeal to cut fertiliser use, farmers show no sign of scaling back—Parliament data

Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange

In Delhi, an emotional farewell to former Army chief Gen VN Sharma with full state honours

The three service chiefs paid tributes, along with several former Army chiefs. Friends & fellow soldiers remember him as a 'natural charmer'.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.