Search For "altitude"
HAL's indigenously made Light Utility Helicopter completes high-altitude t
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 9 (ANI): HAL's indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) demonstrated high altitude capability in hot and high weather conditions in the Himalayas for about 10 days.
Read More
Indian Army rescues three Chinese nationals who lost their way in North Si
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
North Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], September 5 (ANI): Indian Army rescued three Chinese nationals who lost their way in North Sikkim's plateau area at 17,500 ft altitude on Thursday.
Read More
King Cobra sighted at altitude of over 2,100 m in Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], September 3 (ANI): A king cobra was sighted at in the Mukteshwar village of Nainital district on Wednesday with a forest official saying that it was probably the first such sighting of the reptile specie at such an altitude.
Read More
ISS' orbital altitude to be adjusted by 2,600 feet for next mission on Sep
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Space Station (ISS) will have its trajectory adjusted up by more than 2,600 feet on September 10 for the arrival of the next Soyuz spaceship, Roscosmos State Space Corporation told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Read More
PM Modi to inaugurate Atal tunnel connecting Manali with Leh by September
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Sissu/ Lahaul-Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the 9.02 kilometre long Atal tunnel, the world's longest tunnel above an altitude of 3,000 metres, connecting Manali with Leh by the end of September this year, Himachal
Read More
Study links living at higher altitudes to higher levels of child stunting
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 25 (ANI): Children living at high altitudes are found to be more stunted, on average, than peers residing at lower altitudes, according to a new study.
Read More
India building new road to Ladakh, for facilitating troop movement without
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): In an effort to rush troops and tanks to the Pakistan and China front in Ladakh without being observed by the enemy, India is working on making a new road from Manali to Leh, which will provide the third link between the high altitude mountainous Union
Read More
Army to choose from Tata, American Stryker and Humvee for its armoured pro
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Seeking to provide highly mobile armoured protection vehicles to its soldiers in high altitude terrains like Eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army is looking to choose from three different vehicles including the indigenous Tata Wheeled Armoured Protection along with
Read More
Army's big edge over China in Eastern Ladakh, 35,000 Indian troops deploye
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Preparing for a long haul in the Eastern Ladakh sector in extreme winters, the Indian Army has an edge over the Chinese as it has deployed 35,000 troops there who have already done tenures in high altitude and cold conditions.
Read More
DRDO establishes COVID-19 testing facility in Leh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has established a COVID-19 testing facility at the Leh-based laboratory - Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), according to an official statement.
Read More
Ladakh LG inaugurates COVID-19 testing facility at DIHAR
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ladakh [India], July 23 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur on Wednesday inaugurated the COVID-19 testing facility established in adherence to the safety standards and advisories of ICMR at (DIHAR) lab in Leh on July 22.
Read More
Indian Army gets 'Bharat' drones for accurate surveillance along China bor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI) Amid the ongoing boundary dispute between India and China, DRDO has provided its indigenously-developed drone named Bharat to the Indian Army for carrying out accurate surveillance in high altitude areas and mountainous terrain along the Line of Actual Con
Read More