The projects announced by Nirmala Sitharaman are likely to be routed through existing Ministry of Tourism destination development schemes, including Swadesh Darshan 2.0.
‘We often focus only on success, but this book is about failure and not giving up,’ said author and mountaineer Samir Patham at the launch of his new book, What’s Your Everest, in New Delhi.
A hundred years after the most important Everest expedition in history, a group of mountaineering experts in Delhi got together to analyse the changing reasons behind exploring the peak.
Rather than just allocating huge sums to already well-compensated sports stars, state governments should also create a public fund to support athletes with disabilities.
Travel firms Byko Journeys, Trekyaari, Trekkers of India, and Mad Trekkers have 'initiated refunds' after leaving a group of 120 people trekking to Hampta Pass in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley to fend for themselves.
Senior citizens are constantly under pressure to gracefully recede from the public eye and retire. But mountaineers and trekkers in their 60s and 70s are questioning this view.
An adventure trip is curated with terrain and domain knowledge and planning is a critical part of the exercise. In Uttarakhand's case, the Karnataka Mountaineering Association seemed to be too ambitious.
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.
At the Press Club of India, it wasn't the author Bill Aitken launching his book 'Footloose in the Himalaya' but Hridayesh Joshi opening the pages of his first translated book.
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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