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Bodies of missing French climbers found under snow in Nepal
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 8 (ANI): A search and rescue team recovered the bodies of three French climbers buried under snow, days after they had gone missing in Nepal on a mountain hit by an avalanche in the Everest region.
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Indian Army conducts high altitude area airborne exercise along Northern B
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): The Shatrujeet Brigade of the Indian Army is conducting high altitude airborne insertion along the northern borders in Eastern Ladakh to validate its Rapid Response Capabilities, as part of the airborne exercise and combat manoeuvres.
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Chief of Air Staff Unit Citations awarded to three units on Air Force Day
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): On the occasion of Air Force Day, Chief of Air Staff Unit Citations were awarded to three units including the 47 Squadron for a role in operations along with the Pakistan border post-February 26, 2019 Balakot airstrikes and in Ladakh sector opposite Chi
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Study finds people living at high altitudes have lower chance of deadly st
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): New research has shown that people who live at higher altitudes have a lower risk of stroke and stroke-related death. This protective effect is strongest at between 2,000 and 3,500 meters.
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K9-Vajra howitzer regiment inducted in Eastern Ladakh: Army chief
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], October 2 (ANI): The Indian Army has successfully tested the made-in-India K-9 Vajra howitzers in high altitude locations in Eastern Ladakh and inducted a regiment of these guns in the sector, said Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturday.
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Living at high altitudes may lower chance of deadly stroke: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): A new study has found that people who live at higher altitudes have a lower risk of stroke and stroke-related death. This protective effect is strongest at between 2,000 and 3,500 meters.
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Despite having advanced weapons, Chinese forces can't fight at high altit
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 15 (ANI): China's rising arms, ammunition and advanced weapons indicate that the communist regime has enhanced its military capabilities and made its forces more advanced. However, despite having advanced weapons, Chinese forces can't fight at high altitudes, a med
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Parliamentary panel arrives in Srinagar to review facilities provided to
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 14 (ANI): To review the facilities provided to army personnel and officers deployed at high altitude hilly areas, the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday reached Srinagar on a four-day tour to K
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Indian Army tank regiments prepared for operations in high altitude areas
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Nyoma (Ladakh), August 9 (ANI): More than a year after the Indian Army started deploying its tanks in a massive way in Eastern Ladakh, the armoured regiments have evolved their standard operating procedures to use their machines more effectively at altitudes ranging from 14,000 feet to 17,00
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Chinese Army's Tibetan troops being trained for special operations, hold e
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): In an apparent bid to copy India, the Chinese Army is training its Tibetan troops for special operations in high altitude areas.
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Indian Army pays tribute to rifleman Mandeep Singh Negi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Indian Army on Friday evening paid tributes to Rifleman Mandeep Singh Negi who was struck by a lightning bolt while deployed on a post located in a high altitude area on the Line of Control.
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DRDO develops supplemental oxygen delivery system for COVID patients use
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental Oxygen Delivery which can be used for moderate COVID patients for oxygen flow therapy and soldiers posted at extreme high-altitude areas.
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