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A Himalayan Adventure: The selfish act of trekkingIndia's budget now includes funds for tourism development. This marks a shift in how the country views its mountains. Nepal has a well-orga...- South Africa's Drakensberg grasslands still look the same, but farmers say droughts, heatwaves, and disease are quietly changing what the land can supportDrought and heatwaves are decimating sheep flocks in South Africa's Drakensberg mountains, threatening the livelihoods and cultural identit...
- Humans are still evolving, and this remote plateau of the world is the proof scientists neededA study of people living on the Tibetan Plateau suggests that human evolution is still occurring today. Researchers examined women who had ...
- Molehill of greed out of a mountainConquering Mount Everest is not just a test of endurance but an expedition of the spirit. Once a beacon for colonial aspirations, it now sy...
- UP woman cycles to Everest Base Camp in 14 days, internet calls it a proud moment for IndiaDivya Singh from Uttar Pradesh has achieved a remarkable feat by cycling to Everest Base Camp, a journey that took 14 days. Facing extreme ...
- $20,000,000 scam at 30,000 feet: How Mount Everest guides made trekkers sick for hefty insurance gainsNepal's tourism faces a $20 million insurance fraud crisis after trekking guides allegedly poisoned tourists to stage fake medical emergenc...
- A Chinese man was rescued twice from Mount Fuji in four days, here’s the reasonA 27-year-old Chinese student risked his life twice to retrieve a lost phone on Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak. Despite a previous rescue...
- 27-year-old Noida techie dies on Ladakh solo bike trip after severe headache: Here's what went wrongA 27-year-old man from Noida died in Leh due to health complications caused by oxygen deficiency. Chinmay Sharma, originally from Muzaffarn...
- Indian Air Force rescues Israeli national in LadakhTaking to Twitter, the PRO (Defence) of Srinagar said, "Israeli national suffering from acute mountain sickness and having difficulty breat...
- Coronavirus reaches Mount Everest, Norwegian climber tests COVID-19 positiveNorwegian climber Erlend Ness was tested positive for the coronavirus and was evacuated by helicopter from the Mount Everest base camp to K...
- Now, IIT & IISc will help forces to get futuristic defence technologiesDRDO has already identified over 60 specific projects, many of which will give armed forces a lethal edge.
- Railways plans aircraft-like pressurised coaches for world's highest railway track in LehThe Railways plans to use aircraft-like pressurised coaches in its trains for the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line so that passengers do not have b...
- Commercial flights, Nepal Army choppers deployed to evacuate stranded Indian Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimsFive commercial flights and one Nepal Army chopper operated today, transporting 96 Indian stranded pilgrims from Simikot to Surkhet as the ...
- Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev to train soldiers in Yoga at Siachen base campPadma Vibhushan Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev will visit the personnel at the Siachen base camp on International Day of Yoga on June 21.
- Strides arm gets USFDA nod for altitude sickness tabletsIn a BSE filing, it said Strides Pharma Global Pte. has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for A...
- Ecuador's Valencia thwarts police over unpaid alimony - reportsSOCCER-WORLDCUP-ECU-CHL-VALENCIA:Ecuador's Valencia thwarts police over unpaid alimony - reports
- Sport-Triathlete Alistair Brownlee laughs off TUE leakSPORT-WADA/CYBER-BROWNLEE:Sport-Triathlete Alistair Brownlee laughs off TUE leak
- Body of Indian climber found on Everest, fourth fatality in a weekEverest has been climbed by over 7,300 people since 1953 when Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary made their pioneer...
- Himalayas offer limitless safe routes: Tips for a novice trekkerHow many of you wanted to climb the Himalayas but were too scared to? Or thought that one had to be a trained mountaineer? Trust me anyone ...
- Foreign reporters head to Tibet for Everest torch ascentA group of foreign reporters left for Tibet on Friday on a tightly-controlled trip to cover the Olympic torch's ascent of Everest, the firs...
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