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Indian Army signs a $20 million contract with ideaForge to procure SWITCH
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 14 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Indian Army has signed an approximately USD 20 million contract for undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of ideaForge's SWITCH UAV which will be delivered over a period of 1 year.
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BRO continues snow clearing operations to facilitate troop movement in Lad
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ladakh [India], January 12 (ANI): In the backdrop of tension at Line of Actual Control (LAC) and deployment of heavy troops, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is carrying out snow clearance operations at altitudes ranging from 16,500-18,000 feet amid freezing temperature with meticulous pl
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Tiger spotted above 3,000 m altitude for first time in Nepal, raises conce
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 12 (ANI): The Royal Bengal Tiger has been sighted at an altitude of 3,165 m above sea level for the first time in Nepal, raising concerns about the impact of global warming on wildlife.
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Leh airport to expand passenger handling capacity fourfold amid rising tou
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], November 13 (ANI): Situated in the Himalayas at an altitude of over 10,000 feet, Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh connects Ladakh with the rest of the country. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to scale up the passenger handling capacity of the air
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Documentary 'Diana' to make theatrical release in 2022
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI): Production company Lightbox and the UK sales agent and distributor Altitude have announced the first theatrical release of a documentary about Princess Diana in the summer of 2022.
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Army doctors achieve new feat, successfully remove soldier's appendix at 1
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Leh [India], November 1 (ANI): Amid the deployment of Indian troops in harsh winters to counter China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Army doctors achieved a major feat at an altitude of 16,000 feet as they successfully removed an appendix of a soldier in a dug-in at a forward surgic
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"Indian Army has more operating experience at higher altitudes than Chines
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 22 (ANI/PRNewswire): "The tense situation at Indo-China border in Eastern Ladakh will continue and will not ease-off as Chinese Army (PLA) has adopted to a stubborn stance and is not ready to disengage on-ground," said Lt Gen (Retd) Deependra Singh Hoo
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IAF achieves new record of highest skydive landing at Khardungla Pass
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): On the occasion of its 88th anniversary on Thursday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) achieved a new record of the highest skydive landing at Khardungla Pass, Leh at an altitude of 17,982 feet, breaking its own earlier record.
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ISS to lower orbit before arrival of Soyuz spacecraft with crew
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) is to be reduced by 1.3 kilometres (0.8 miles) before the arrival of the superfast Soyuz spacecraft with a crew, a spokesman for Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation told Sputnik.
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PM Modi to inaugurate Atal Tunnel on Saturday
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Manali (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday inaugurate Atal Tunnel in Rohtang, which is the highest altitude tunnel in the world and has strategic significance.
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Indian Army geared up for battling both China, harsh winters in Eastern La
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chumar-Demchok (Ladakh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Engaged in a conflict with China for almost five months, the Indian Army's armoured regiments are ready to take on the Chinese Army at altitudes of over 14,500 feet in the area which is the world's highest battlefield for tanks and infantr
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Medical camp set up at Uttarakhand's Dharchula for residents
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dharchula (Uttarakhand) [India], September 11 (ANI): A medical camp has been set up by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation at an altitude of 13,303 feet in Khuti, the last village of India in Dharchula district, along the India-China border for people living in the villages nearb
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