Against backdrop of Nepal registering protest over India-China trade announcement, ThePrint explains significance of Lipulekh Pass through prism of 1816 treaty, 1991 memorandum & 2019 map.
Pilgrimages like the Char Dham Yatra have continued for centuries without turning into tourism. The extreme greed to extract commercial dividends from religion can be detrimental in the long run.
At the 2024 festival, several speakers emphasised the need to preserve the mountain system, stressing that the key to this is passing down knowledge and traditions through generations.
Droves of Indians are turning to the mountains to escape city life. It’s resulted in a boom in fly-by-night operations that function outside existing regulations.
Gurdial Singh’s iconic headstand at the Trisul summit started ‘the age of mountaineering for Indians.’ The geography teacher inspired many to love mountains and nature.
Located at 4,500 m above sea level in Manaslu region, Birendra Tal burst banks Sunday due to avalanche dumping ice into it. Lake is currently reported to be 'returning to normal'.
Work on the tunnel itself is not likely to resume for three months, said NHIDCL Executive Director Sandeep Sudhera, adding that they are approaching the situation with caution.
For India, the strategic ripples are significant. The immediate concern is Pakistan’s diplomatic gain as it embeds itself deeper into the defence framework of the Middle East.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
It means, that the current PM of Nepal iss losing popularity.