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China introduces modular barracks in Tibetan plateau and Spratly Islands
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [ China], July 18 (ANI): China has placed new modular barracks in the Tibetan plateau and the Spratly Islands that can withstand typhoons and are corrosion resistant.
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Fast-melting alpine permafrost may contribute to rising global temperature
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): Using lake sediment in the Tibetan Plateau, a team of researchers from the University of Arizona were able to show that permafrost at high elevations is more vulnerable than arctic permafrost under projected future climate conditions.
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Production of nuclear weapons, dumping of waste damage the environment of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], December 3 (ANI): Tibetan glaciers are melting three times faster than the rest of the world due to global warming, production of nuclear weapons and dumping of nuclear waste in the region.
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Nehru, Tibet and China by Avtar Singh Bhasin: A Review by Ambassador A R G
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): China and India have been neighbours for millennia and have no option but to continue to coexist forever. Separated by tall, mighty and perennially snow-clad Himalayas, each country has been a civilizational colossus for centuries nurtured and nourished by a
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'China has begun expansionist policy with major rivers of Tibetan plateau
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], March 18 (ANI): Since the annexation of Tibet, China has begun its expansionist policy towards its neighbouring countries by using its control over all major rivers flowing out of the Tibetan plateau.
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Chinese troops have vacated training areas in depth: Army Chief
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), January 12 (ANI): Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday said that the Chinese troops deployed in their traditional training areas have gone back.
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Disturbance from North Atlantic capable of derailing Indian monsoon: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): A planetary wave from the North Atlantic is capable of derailing the Indian monsoon on which the Indian economy is heavily dependent, suggests a study published in the journal Science, said Ministry of Science and Technology on Thursday.
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Chinese light tanks won't survive in battle with T-90s, say Indian tank co
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Leh, Ladakh (India), Oct 3 (ANI): Engaged in a stand-off with the Chinese Army for over five months now, tank commanders of the Indian Army strongly feel that the Chinese light tanks won't be able to survive in case there is an armoured battle between them and the formidable T-90 Bhismas
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China's 'ethnic unity' law aims at complete sinicisation of Tibetan platea
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has condemned a new law mandating 'ethnic unity' in state and social institutions in Tibet, describing it as a measure of ethnic cleansing aimed at complete sinicisation of the plateau.
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Did you know high-flying duck species reaches 22,000 ft to cross Himalayas
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 6 (ANI): A high-flying duck species reaches an altitude of upto 6,800 metres (22,000 feet) to cross the Himalayas, finds a recent study.
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So, when did India collide with Asia to form Himalayan Mountains?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 1 (ANI): The collision between the Indian subcontinent and the Asian landmass resulted in the formation of the Himalayan Mountains and the rise of the Tibetan Plateau, with consequent major climatic and environmental changes around our planet.
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