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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: mountaineering

Relax against corruption says R Jagannathan, Stephen Alter on death in the Himalayas

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Trail to Everest is littered with bodies. But no one will say who is actually responsible

Neither the people stuck in 'traffic jam' at Mount Everest nor the travel firms bothered to look back and learn from the incidents of 2012.

Organisation of mountaineers demands restriction of Mt Everest permits

Akhil Maharashtra Giryarohan Mahasangh said that the reason for an increased number of deaths on Mt Everest was due to overcrowding.

Everest tourism is causing a mountain of problems every year

Nepal government does not really grasp what’s going on in the Himalayan peaks and must do more to make the mountainside sustainable.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.