India's first astro tourism campaign 'Nakshatra Sabha' was inaugurated at the George Everest peak in Mussoorie, offering spectacular views ...

Sherpa Kami Rita has scaled Mt Everest for the 29th time since 1994. He has broken his record. The government of Nepal facilitated the requ...

A mountain or a heaven is not exactly mountain and heaven in the strict literal sense. Rather, they're the metaphors for excellence, achiev...

A large number of stamps, FDCs and other postal materials have been displayed, including those that commemorate jubilees of various landmar...

Tenzing Norgay's birthday on 29th May is rightly accorded as Everest Day. Coincidentally the summit was conquered by him along with Edmund ...

A state-run Chinese service provider claims to have enabled 5G connectivity on the summit of Everest.

Cleaning up the ‘world’s highest junkyard’ is fast becoming a fashion statement.

The project is being undertaken by Survey of India, with the support of department of science and technology (DST) and inputs from several ...

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal -- Nakshe Portal -- prov...

Using Aadhaar number, a person can download three maps every day from the portal (http://soinakshe.uk.gov.in/) launched today.

Till 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 and surveyor Radhanath Sikdar was probably the first person to identify that Mount Everest was the world's highest pea...

As of the end of 2010's climbing seasons, Indians have successfully climbed the Mount Everest 152 times -fifth highest in the world. Here a...

Thanks to some timely laws, the 19th century hill station of Landour has remained unspoilt by modern constructions, and is the perfect plac...

Edmund Hillary, who defied the failed efforts of countless climbers by reaching the peak of Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.

Edmund Hillary, the unassuming New Zealander who won world fame as the first man to climb Mount Everest, died Friday at the age of 88.

Contrary to the prevalent opinion about struggling captive units, a vast majority of companies that own offshore operations in India believ...