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.
The state got an urgent wake-up call this summer when torrential rains and landslides devastated the infrastructure. Now, architects are moving toward hemp, limestone, wood and stone.
Monsoon’s convergence with low-pressure weather system in Himalayas in recent years has caused extremely heavy rains, something that scientists have blamed on rising temperatures.
Pradeep Sangwan was a guest on 100th episode of 'Mann ki Baat'. The work done by his Healing Himalayas foundation got a fillip in 2020 after Modi mentioned it in his monthly radio address.
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.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
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