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Travel planning 101: 52 places you must visit in 2024Planning your next holiday? Consider adding these destinations to your itinerary for the perfect vacation.
11 Jan, 2024, 10.25 PM IST
Livestock population up by 4.6%; cow count rises by 18%From 512 million in 2012 to nearly 536 million in 2019, the livestock population has increased by 4.6%, as per the 20th livestock census. C...
17 Oct, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
Indira Gandhi made environment a fashionable subject when it wasn’t one in India: Jairam RameshIn his new book, the former environment minister talks of Mrs. Gandhi passion for nature.
30 Jun, 2017, 03.25 PM IST
New birds species discovered in NepalA new species of birds has been discovered in the high mountainous region of Nepal, bringing the total number of avian species in the Himal...
11 Feb, 2017, 03.44 PM IST
Travel to the Spiti Valley this summer and participate in natural volunteerismThe Spiti Valley is 8,000 sq. kms and located at an altitude of 3,600 metres in Trans-Himalayan Himachal Pradesh.
16 Jun, 2016, 07.02 AM IST
'Sneezing monkey', 'walking fish': Rare Himalayan wondersET Panache Travel explores the fabulous new species found in the peaks of the Himalayas and ways to conserve them.
29 Oct, 2015, 08.36 AM IST
Forget visa hassles, just carry your passport along from India to Bhutan and NepalSituated close to India’s North-Eastern states, Bhutan and Nepal are a treat during this season. Why think twice?
01 Aug, 2013, 01.13 PM IST
- Steep decline in Yak population in India
The population of yak, the friendly long-haired bovine found in the Himalayan region and known as the Ship of the Mountains, is rapidly dec...
24 Dec, 2010, 01.36 PM IST
- The heat is on Himalayan yaks
The next time you go for a yak ride or pose for a photo with a shaggy animal at tourist-frequented Kufri, remember: the rare animal has bec...
20 Oct, 2009, 03.55 AM IST
- Bhutan crowns young king to guide young democracy
With mediaeval tradition and Buddhist spirituality, a 28-year-old with an Oxford education assumed the Raven Crown of Bhutan on Thursday, t...
06 Nov, 2008, 06.35 PM IST
- Tourist boom brings threat to Leh's architecture
Perched high above the Himalayan town of Leh, a warren of traditional mud-brick houses squats by the ruins of the royal palace and a monast...
19 Aug, 2007, 08.00 AM IST