2024 May Witness More Natural Disasters

'The Weather Channel argues that India faces the gravest challenge: Climate change-induced health vulnerability.' 'This is an issue often neglected, alerts Claude Arpi: "Prolonged summers,......

53 IAF personnel train in high-altitude rescue ops during quarantine

A total of 53 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel have utilised their 14-day quarantine period in West Bengal's Darjeeling to get trained in high-altitude survival techniques and rescue operations at......

4 Reasons Why Chinese Is Aggressive With India

Some may see China's decision to antagonise India as strategically unwise.But China believes its prestige demands standing up to India, whatever the cost. IMAGE: Captain Soiba Maningba Rangnamei......

The Holy Waterfalls and the Great Guru

It is on the exact spot where the Guru is said to have created 108 waterfalls, that the Yangtse clash took place between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA on the night of December 9, 2022.As it......

Findings on peaks not based on essay: Pachauri

UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chief R K Pachauri on Tuesday dismissed as 'unfounded and baseless', claims that its findings on disappearing ice from the world's mountain peaks was......

Ordinance may pave way for eight new IITs

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of eight new Indian Institutes of Technologyand upgrading the Institute of Technology of Benaras Hindu University to an IIT. With this, the......

World Bank approves $60 million for Himachal

World Bank on Tuesday approved a credit of $60 million for the Himachal Pradesh mid-Himalayan Watershed Development Project to help the state reverse degradation of its natural resource base,......

Alfred Ford romances the Himalayas

When the name Ford is associated with a project, it is bound to be big. And the Himlayan Ski Village - a dream of Alfred Ford, the great grand son of the legendary Henry Ford - is a big project,......

Shimla to host mountain biking race

India's first mountain biking race will be held in the beautiful backcountry of Himachal Pradesh from October 6 to 14. Over 60 top international and Indian riders will compete against each other......