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Farah Khan enjoys sun, hailstorm, mood changes on Mussoorie vacation. 5 offbeat summer activities for travellersFilmmaker Farah Khan is enjoying a refreshing vacation in Mussoorie, embracing the hill station's recent drop in temperature due to heavy r...- Bengaluru's hidden role in measuring Mount Everest: The untold story of India's mapping journeyBengaluru’s Mekhri Circle marks the starting point of an extraordinary scientific journey—the Great Trigonometric Survey of India, which le...
- Has Mt. Everest become world's highest ice-covered cemetery? Special mission to bring back remains of mountaineers. Details hereAs temperatures go up due to climate change, the snow cover of the world's highest peak Mt. Everest thins, and bodies of deceased climbers ...
- India's first astro tourism campaign begins in MussoorieIndia's first astro tourism campaign 'Nakshatra Sabha' was inaugurated at the George Everest peak in Mussoorie, offering spectacular views ...
- How did a poor sherpa climb Mt Everest 29 times? Know his struggles, and achievements in detailSherpa Kami Rita has scaled Mt Everest for the 29th time since 1994. He has broken his record. The government of Nepal facilitated the requ...
- Scaling All EverestsA mountain or a heaven is not exactly mountain and heaven in the strict literal sense. Rather, they're the metaphors for excellence, achiev...
- Rare King George V stamps, first day covers on Gandhi, Everest conquest on display in AizawlA large number of stamps, FDCs and other postal materials have been displayed, including those that commemorate jubilees of various landmar...
- Who is Tenzing Norgay? Why is his birthday on May 29th celebrated as Everest DayTenzing Norgay's birthday on 29th May is rightly accorded as Everest Day. Coincidentally the summit was conquered by him along with Edmund ...
- A new high point: Now there’s WhatsApp from the top of Everest for telephonyA state-run Chinese service provider claims to have enabled 5G connectivity on the summit of Everest.
- What rubbish! It’s high-end on EverestCleaning up the ‘world’s highest junkyard’ is fast becoming a fashion statement.
- Soon, a map of India, down to the last gullyThe project is being undertaken by Survey of India, with the support of department of science and technology (DST) and inputs from several ...
- Now, a portal for Indians to download topographic maps freeNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal -- Nakshe Portal -- prov...
- Website launched for government map download, but Aadhaar mandatoryUsing Aadhaar number, a person can download three maps every day from the portal (http://soinakshe.uk.gov.in/) launched today.
- On 250th birthday, SOI wants to shed its cloak of secrecyTill now a cumbersome paper trail was the only way to procure these maps and most of the data especially pertaining to the border regions a...
- Indian mathematician Radhanath Sikdar first to identify Everest as highest mountain peakIndian mathematician and surveyor Radhanath Sikdar was probably the first person to identify that Mount Everest was the world's highest pea...
- Here is a list of the tallest climbs around the world and the successful ascentsAs of the end of 2010's climbing seasons, Indians have successfully climbed the Mount Everest 152 times -fifth highest in the world. Here a...
- Pristine getawayThanks to some timely laws, the 19th century hill station of Landour has remained unspoilt by modern constructions, and is the perfect plac...
- Sir Edmund Hillary: First man to conquer Mount Everest diesEdmund Hillary, who defied the failed efforts of countless climbers by reaching the peak of Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.
- Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary dies aged 88Edmund Hillary, the unassuming New Zealander who won world fame as the first man to climb Mount Everest, died Friday at the age of 88.
- MNC captives doing well in India: SurveyContrary to the prevalent opinion about struggling captive units, a vast majority of companies that own offshore operations in India believ...
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