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...
03 Apr, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Why Mount Everest is becoming taller? Scientists link it to a Himalayan riverA recent study suggests that Mount Everest's height may be increasing due to the erosion of the Arun River, located near the base of the Hi...
02 Oct, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
Is Mount Everest still rising? The surprising truth behind its growthMount Everest continues to grow in height due to isostatic rebound, a process linked to the merger of the Kosi and Arun rivers about 89,000...
01 Oct, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
Fight at height of 8848 feet on Mt. Everest and that too for 'best selfie spot'? Know what happened to Chinese touristsSituated at 8,848.86 meters or 29,031 ft, Mt. Everest is known as Qomolangma or the 'holy mother' in Tibet. China opened the 8848 Viewing P...
04 Jul, 2024, 08.26 PM IST
Think of Kami Rita And Take the StairsLeading 10 other climbers up the 'traditional' south-eastern ridge route of the 8.849 km high mountain peak, the sherpa with a purpose did ...
08 May, 2022, 11.24 PM IST
New survey suggests Mt Everest a bit taller than past measurements: Why did the height change?The new height is 8,848.86 metres, more than 2 feet higher than the previous figure.
10 Dec, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
Why did Mount Everest's height change?As definitive as that sounds, geological changes, the complicated business of measuring a mountain and varying criteria for determining the...
10 Dec, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
Mount Everest's joint measurement marks new milestone in ties with Nepal: ChinaThe world's highest peak is now taller by 86 centimetres, Nepal and China jointly announced on Tuesday after they remeasured Mt. Everest at...
09 Dec, 2020, 04.58 PM IST
New height of Mount Everest 8,848.86 metres: Nepal, China joint surveyThe Nepal government decided to measure the exact height of the mountain amid debates that there might have been a change in its height due...
08 Dec, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Nepal, China to jointly announce revised height of Mt Everest on TuesdayThe Nepal government decided to measure the exact height of the mountain amid debates that there might have been a change in its height due...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.11 PM IST
Tech reaches new heights, climbers to Mount Everest can now enjoy high-speed 5G coverage5G is the fifth generation of wireless communication technologies.
01 May, 2020, 04.07 PM IST
- Now, a portal for Indians to download topographic maps free
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal -- Nakshe Portal -- prov...
10 Apr, 2017, 08.10 PM IST
- On 250th birthday, SOI wants to shed its cloak of secrecy
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...
29 Jan, 2017, 02.22 PM IST
Survey of India to "re-measure" height of Mt EverestAll the necessary approvals have been obtained for the expedition and the effort should begin in a month, he said on the sidelines of a mee...
24 Jan, 2017, 12.54 PM IST
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...
01 Jun, 2015, 04.10 PM IST
Anshu Jamsenpa set to climb Mount EverestShe is likely to leave Arunachal on April 4 next for the Everest mission and would reach the Kathmandu base by April 6.
28 Mar, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
- IPS officer climbs Everest, says divine energy helped
When IPS officer Atul Karwal was climbing the heights of Mount Everest last month, he felt as if a divine energy was helping him to overcom...
19 Jun, 2008, 03.33 PM IST