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Mount Everest season opens late, with climbers undeterred by huge ice block and high travel costsHundreds of climbers are attempting Mount Everest despite an unstable ice block and increased costs. The Khumbu Icefall route, crucial for ...- April 3 in world history: From Panama Paper leak to first handheld mobile phone callApril 3rd is a day of historical impact. In 1922, Joseph Stalin's rise began. 1933 saw the first flight over Mount Everest. The Marshall Pl...
- Nepal sharply hikes permit fee for Everest climbersNepal will increase Mount Everest climbing fees by more than 35% for the first time in nearly a decade. The new permit fee will be $15,000,...
- Here's how an all-women Nepali team chose to draw attention towards climate changeThe expedition by Nepali women activists to Mt. Everest's base camp on International Women's Day highlights the impact of climate change on...
- Climate change, pollution, construction: multiple whammy to fuel more Sikkim-like disasters, warn scientistsAs Sikkim picks up the pieces following flash floods that saw many thousands being displaced, major infrastructure projects destroyed and s...
- Environmental norms are strategically wiseGoI should set up a specialised committee comprising relevant multidisciplinary experts to review and set environmental norms for pipeline ...
- Raghav Chadha, Ukrainian minister Fedorov in WEF's Young Global Leaders listThe list also includes professor Yoichi Ochiai, musician and composer Wissam Joubran, health justice advocate Jessica Beckerman and NGO fou...
- China to operationalise first electric train in TibetThe 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway is expected to be inaugurated ahead of the centenary celebrations of the r...
- 'Astro-stays' bring tourists and solar power to Himalayan villagesGlobal Himalayan Expedition (GHE) has brought solar electricity to more than 130 Indian villages, benefiting about 60,000 people, while set...
- Indian outfit wins UN award for efforts to combat climate change amid COVID-19The Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) is among the winners of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Award. GHE is one of the world's first orga...
- Goa, Ladakh, Gujarat: Top travel spots for a quick & fun monsoon getawayGujarat's own hill station , Saputara is bestowed with the highest rain in the state.
- India announces landmark connectivity pacts with NepalIn addition to rail, energy and inland waterway links, India will also extend assistance to Nepal's agriculture sector, Prime Minister Modi...
- Indian biologists discover molecules with life-saving propertiesA new effort has also been launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences to look for similar new molecules but from the high altitude Himalaya...
- In August company: Trekkers, don't miss the Global Himalayan Expedition in Markha ValleyMeet 20 environmental crusaders of GHE 2015 on a 700 kilometre journey that will commence in Leh with workshops at the Third Pole E-Base fo...
- Have a long weekend? Pursue a hobbyWhile you are fortunate enough to manage a long week-end in your busy life, plan something that helps you realise your hobby.
- Plastic waste may trigger water bombs in HimalayasUnfortunately, this is the ugly truth of the Himalayas. The heap, which includes biodegradable plastic, can be found just four kilometres f...
- Global Himalayan Expedition 2014: Meet 22 participants leveraging tourism to create positive social impactET-Travel congratulates GHE participants who are now leveraging tourism as a medium to create positive social impact.
- Last great expedition left on earth is to survive on Earth: Robert SwanGHE is an expedition that is focused on creating a sustainable impact in the region of its operation, whether the Himalayas or the plains o...
- Why India lost out to Nepal, Pakistan, China in mountain adventureLack of 8,000-m-plus peaks and red tape are some of the reasons why mountaineers are giving India the go-by. But plans are afoot to make In...
- Sikkim glaciers melting due to global warmingA British team has found that some glaciers in the north District of Sikkim has been melting over the years due to global warming.
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