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Nepal mulls stricter safety rules for Everest climbersNepalese authorities are weighing proposals to improve safety on the world's highest mountain, including requiring aspiring Everest climber...19 Feb, 2026, 05.33 PM IST- 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...28 Apr, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
- 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,...22 Jan, 2025, 12.30 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
- Norwegian climber 1st to test positive on Mount EverestA Norwegian climber became the first to be tested for COVID-19 in Mount Everest base camp and was flown by helicopter to Kathmandu, where h...23 Apr, 2021, 05.52 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
- 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
- Nepal halts all mountaineering expeditions, suspends tourist visasNepal on Friday suspended permits to climb Everest because of the coronavirus pandemic, closing off the world's biggest mountain a day afte...13 Mar, 2020, 02.59 PM IST
- 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...10 Apr, 2017, 08.10 PM IST
- 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...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
- Glaciers in Mount Everest shrink 28% in 40 years: ReportPart of the report, which was released yesterday, also said Mt Everest, known as Mount Qomolangma in Tibet, has been getting warmer for the...08 Dec, 2015, 04.08 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
- Tussle between Bisleri and Mount Everest over ‘Himalayan’ intensifiesBisleri International has moved a rectification application in the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in Chennai, seeking to canc...21 Jul, 2008, 01.13 AM IST
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