IT's revenue per employee up in productivity winIndia's leading IT firms are seeing revenue per employee rise. This indicates a shift towards AI and automation driving productivity. Compa...
04 May, 2026, 10.24 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
What rubbish! It’s high-end on EverestCleaning up the ‘world’s highest junkyard’ is fast becoming a fashion statement.
26 Oct, 2019, 08.32 AM IST
Rupa Knitwear creates history, scales Mount EverestThis milestone comes in the same year as another historical milestone — the 100th birth anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary.
31 Jul, 2019, 09.59 AM IST
PM Modi congratulates 'pride of India' Arunima Sinha for being 1st woman amputee to climb Antarctica's highest peak Mt VinsonSinha is the first woman amputee to scale Mt Everest.
04 Jan, 2019, 02.43 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
How young achievers can turn adversity into strength to reach the ultimate goalInglis was the special guest at a glittering awards ceremony of The Economic Times 40 Under Forty program held in Mumbai last week. The stu...
28 Sep, 2016, 09.32 AM IST
Nepal earthquake stirs debate on overcrowding and commercialisation of EverestThe deaths from avalanche at the Everest Base Camp have brought the spotlight back on over-commercialisation. The old debate will now be re...
03 May, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
17 climbers dead in quake-triggered avalanche on Mount EverestA mountaineering team of Indian Army who were hiking on Everest were also safe, an Indian army spokesman said.
26 Apr, 2015, 01.47 PM IST
Indian Army set to scale Mount Everest, to bring down tonnes of trashThe mountaineering team comprises of five officers, three JCOs and 22 other ranks and will be led by Major Ranbir Singh Jamwal.
10 Apr, 2015, 08.27 PM IST
Reaching Everest easier than securing national border: Bachendri PalBachendri Pal appreciated BSF personnel and said it is easier to climb the world's highest mountain than work in 50 degrees for the nation'...
08 Mar, 2015, 04.32 PM IST
Indian climbers on a record-breaking streak at Mount EverestA number of Indian climbers today celebrated their record-setting expeditions to the world's highest peak.
28 May, 2013, 08.41 PM IST
Joint Indo-Nepal effort to clean Mount EverestThe solid waste, including various goods used and discarded by mountaineers in course of their Everest expeditions.
28 May, 2013, 05.11 PM IST
- S'pore fund buys 8% stake in Mount Everest
Tree line asia master fund has picked up stake in Mount Everest for about Rs 22 crore through open market operations.
20 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST