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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- 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
- China bans ordinary tourists in core zone of Mt EverestChina has banned tourists from accessing its Mount Everest base camp in Tibet amid an ongoing campaign to clean up trash in the mountainous...15 Feb, 2019, 05.50 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
- Mount Everest getting warmer, glaciers shrinking: researchMount Everest is getting warmer for the past 50 years with the glaciers around the world's highest peak shrinking "remarkably", according t...07 Dec, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
- Over 6 lakh Tibetans use solar power: ReportWith solar power plants aplenty and household solar facilities a commonplace, more than six lakh people in remote region of Tibet use solar...21 Jul, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
- Glaciers in Tibet retreating at alarming rateChina's glaciers particularly those in Tibet have retreated by about 7,600sqkm - nearly 18 per cent - in the last 65 years and even the thi...23 Apr, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
- Railways to build a station in Arunachal Pradesh near the India-China border, says Defence Minister Manohar ParrikarThe defence minister said that the "gravity" of the border issue between China and India has come down as far as Arunachal Pradesh is conce...11 Apr, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
- Alarm bells for India? China plans to build rail link with Nepal through Mount EverestBesides Nepal, China had earlier announced plans to extend its 1,956-km long Qinghai-Tibet railway network to Bhutan and India.10 Apr, 2015, 10.13 AM IST
- China plans to build rail link between Tibet-Nepal through Mount EverestThe rail line was expected to be completed by 2020. However, there was no word on the cost of the project.09 Apr, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
- China's new daily flight to Nepal to fly over Mount EverestThe daily direct flight will leave Chengdu at 7:30 a.m. and arrive in Kathmandu at 10:10 a.m. (local time) via Lhasa and the Tibet Autonomo...10 Mar, 2015, 01.59 PM IST
- Glaciers in Tibetan Plateau shrinking rapidly: ReportGlaciers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, home to several Himalayan rivers, have been shrunk by 15 per cent in the past three decades and the ...21 May, 2014, 05.03 PM IST
- China to finish Tibet rail line close to Indian border soonChina will finish its rail network in Tibet up to Xigaze city located close to Indian border by next year.08 Mar, 2013, 07.38 PM IST
- Chinese firm provides 3G network at Mount Everest base in TibetMountaineers attempting to scale the world's highest peak Mount Everest from Tibet will now be able to make video calls with their mobile p...21 Sep, 2012, 02.43 PM IST
- China closes Everest to clean-up highest 'rubbish dump'China has decided to restrict access to Mount Everest to carry out a clean-up of the world's highest 'rubbish dump'.02 Jul, 2008, 02.23 PM IST
- China says environment 1st priorityAllaying India's fears that the metalled highway to the heart of Himalayas will result in ecological damage, China on Wednesday said it wil...12 Jul, 2007, 04.23 PM IST
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