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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicHimalaya

Topic: Himalaya

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...

‘Building doors’ to pull out Uttarkashi tunnel workers, miracle no one hurt, says Australian expert

Despite excellent engineering, sometimes things go wrong and this happened in Silkyara tunnel collapse, Australian expert Arnold Dix tells ThePrint.

Army joins rescue op for vertical drilling at Uttarkashi tunnel, but trapped workers fear ‘end is near’

Six days after a section of the under-construction Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district collapsed, number of those believed to be trapped inside has reached 41.

In SC affidavit, govt calls for tailor-made assessments of carrying capacity of hill stations

Environment ministry says 13 Himalayan states must submit action plan following guidelines. Affidavit in response to Noida resident's PIL on hill stations in ecologically fragile areas.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.