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Aim to make India number one country in adventure tourism: Union Minister
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said that the government aims to is to make India the number one country in adventure tourism.
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Anji Bridge: First cable-stayed railway bridge connecting Katra and Reasi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The bridge is located in the young fold mountains of the Himalayas having extremely complex, fragile and daunting geological features in the form of faults, folds and thrusts and besides seismic proneness of the region. Detailed site-specific investigations were carried out by IIT, Roorkee a
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India's first Night Sky Sanctuary in Ladakh will boost Astro tourism: Unio
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"This Dark Sky Reserve is among only the 15 or 16 of its kind in the world that will offer a spectacular view of the night sky. Because of its altitude and location across the Himalayas in the rain shadow area, this Night Sky Reserve is the ideal place for star gazers almost throughout the y
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Indian Army, CLAW Global receive over 1400 applications for Soul of Steel
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Under Soul of Steel, a joint training team of CLAW GLOBAL and the Indian Army will train a select team of 24 boys and girls in rock craft, ice craft and snow craft, besides navigation, communication, self-defence, survival, and emergency medical skills.
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Indian Himalayas hub for spiritual seekers, religious practitioners: Repor
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Among them, Padmasambhava and Go Tsangpa are two of the most significant religious figures who have had a profound impact on the Buddhist philosophy and teachings, and the religious landscape of the Indian Himalayas.
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"Indian plate moving 5 cm every year, raising possibility of earthquakes":
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A leading weather scientist and geological expert has warned that the Indian tectonic plate is moving about 5 cm every year, leading to accumulation of stress along the Himalayas and increasing the possibility of major seismic events -- earthquakes -- in the coming days.
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Uttarakhand govt to make new arrangements to facilitate 'Char Dham Yatra'
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Officials said that arrangements will be made to control the crowd of devotees during Char Dham Yatra, one of the famous Hindu pilgrimages which take place in the Garhwal Himalayas every year.
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Amazon heat drives Tibet temperatures: Climate tipping elements connected
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While the Amazon rainforest and the Tibetan Plateau sit on different sides of the globe, scientists have now discovered that changes in the South American ecosystem can trigger changes in the vicinity of the Himalayas.
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UK's steps to counter China in Himalayas must be boosted: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China has intensified its efforts of expanding its territory in the Himalayan region, and in support of the countries that are struggling against it like Nepal and Tibet, the United Kingdom has been taking steps to counter it.
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Sonu Sood 'humbled' by heartwarming compliment from Indian Army
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Actor Sonu Sood on Monday received a heartwarming compliment from jawans of the Indian Army in the snow-capped Himalayas.
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Orange 4x4 Fury brings motorsport to remote Arunachal village
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The event was a part of the annual Orange Festival of Adventure and Music (OFAM), hosted at the quaint village of Dambuk on the banks of the Dibang river and in the foothills of the mighty Eastern Himalayas surrounding Arunachal Pradesh.
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Climate change initiatives should also focus on the Himalayas, Tibetan pla
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Remote areas such as the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau are too often sidelined during discussions on climate change, according to a report by the Europe Asia Foundation.
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