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India to match China in infrastructure development along borders within 2 years: Lt Gen KalitaKalita said plans are afoot to build alternative road connectivity in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Strategically important north Sikkim wa...27 Dec, 2023, 07.31 PM IST- India lake that flooded was poised to get early warning systemAn early warning system for glacial floods at Lhonak Lake in northeast India failed to prevent deadly consequences when the lake broke its ...06 Oct, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
- Two years before Sikkim flash floods, there was a warningA recent flash flood in Sikkim's Teesta river basin has highlighted the risks associated with South Lhonak lake. A study published in 2021 ...06 Oct, 2023, 07.24 AM IST
- Receding glacier in Sikkim: Experts warned of outburst ten years agoThe paper said that lake area and volume were significant as they defined the amount of water available for an outburst. Studies show the a...05 Oct, 2023, 12.02 AM IST
- Rescue operations underway in Sikkim to find tourists trapped in avalancheSeven tourists were killed and 13 others injured as a massive avalanche hit East Sikkim's Nathu La area on Tuesday morning, burying their v...06 Apr, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
- Sikkim: What causes Avalanche and how to prevent themAn avalanche near Sikkim's Nathu la border area killed 7 tourists and many are thought missing. It can be caused by several factors, includ...05 Apr, 2023, 01.45 PM IST
- Six tourists dead, 11 injured as avalanche hits Sikkim's Nathu LaSome 350 people and 80 vehicles, which were stranded on the road because of the snow blocking the road from Nathu La, were also brought bac...04 Apr, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
- Indian researchers working on early landslide detection systems to reduce fatalities, damageSeveral groups of researchers in the country are working upon solutions to reduce landslide-induced fatalities by providing early and accur...24 Oct, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
- Indian Himalayan region: Another catastrophe in the making?In high mountainous terrains, melting of glaciers due to global warming leading to higher warming rates over higher elevation than lower el...10 Feb, 2021, 12.21 AM IST
- MHA opens up 137 peaks in India to foreigners for mountaineering and trekking purposesThe decision comes following a proposal from the tourism ministry.21 Aug, 2019, 04.41 PM IST
- ITBP gets local ponies, yaks to sustain troops at China borderThe border guarding force has launched an aggressive drive to purchase sturdy livestock like horses, mules, ponies, yak and dogs from the l...13 Jul, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
- For year-round border security, India plans tunnels on China borderTunnels unlike roads will ensure that the distance to the LAC is drastically reduced and there is all-weather connectivity - even during he...13 Jul, 2018, 11.28 AM IST
- Remote ITBP posts along China border to get tele-medicine linkThe link will cover the inaccessible border posts first and if it works fine, the facility will be activated at other posts which are fairl...11 Jul, 2018, 01.19 PM IST
- Head to Sonmarg, Pulga if you want to have winter vacation full of snowIt’s that time of the year where you can relive your childhood memories, build a snowman and have a snowball fight.15 Dec, 2017, 03.47 PM IST
- India's rail counter to China's border game is likely to be ready in a few years' timeA host of crucial railway blueprints are on the drawing board at a time when China is aggressively pushing its railway network deep into Ti...10 Sep, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
- Why the wheels of filling judicial vacancies are slowIn a 45-minute-long speech, in which his voice choked with emotion, Thakur blamed the central government for dragging its feet on the issue...03 May, 2016, 01.47 AM IST
- Government yet to notify Operation Falcon on China border after 28 yearsWith Indian troops still forward deployed along the LAC 28 years later, the Army has been pressing the govt to promulgate Operation Falcon.04 Sep, 2014, 11.57 AM IST
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