Himalayas

Raveena Tandon Is "Camping In The Mountains" With Her Kids. See Pics

Entertainment | Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Thursday November 19, 2020

"In the lap of the Himalayas," wrote Raveena Tandon

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Closed Due To Snowfall

India News | ANI | Monday November 16, 2020

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed due to snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel area, while higher reaches of Pirpanjal mountain range received heavy snowfall, resulting in the closure of Mughal road, said officials.

Australia Cricket Great Steve Waugh Captures Spirit Of India Through Camera Lens

Agence France-Presse | Monday November 16, 2020

Steve Waugh's journey took him to the desert of Rajasthan, the foothills of the Himalayas and the teeming streets of Mumbai, stopping wherever he saw the game being played.

Mountaineer, 81, Trains For Himalayas In Tribute To Covid-19 Victims

World News | Reuters | Friday November 13, 2020

At 81-years-old Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria is training to tackle one of the world's highest peaks, a challenge he will dedicate to elderly victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.

श्रीनगर-लेह नेशनल हाईवे पर ज़ोजिला सुरंग का काम शुरू, खर्च होंगे Rs. 6,800 करोड़

Monday October 19, 2020

अटल टनल के बाद सरकार अब 14.15 किलोमीटर की नई ज़ोजिला पास सुरंग का निर्माण शुरू करने वाली है जो श्रीनगर से लेह के बीच की दूरी को बहुत कम कर देगी.

Watch: Rare Brahma Kamal Flower Bloom In Uttarakhand's Snow-Clad Chamoli

India News | Edited by Nandini Gupta | Sunday October 11, 2020

The rare Brahma Kamal, the only flower known to bloom after sunset and just once a year, has been spotted in the higher reaches of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand Calling: Plan A Workation, Road Trip Or A Long Staycation

Plavaneeta Borah | Wednesday September 30, 2020

Be it a workcation overlooking the Himalayas or a weekend deep into the jungles, Uttarakhand offers much to travellers

Scientists Estimate Turbulence Parameters Over Central Himalayas

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 13, 2020

For the first time, scientists have been able to estimate the air turbulence parameters in the lower troposphere over the central Himalayan region, which is likely to make weather predictions more accurate and help prevent air traffic disasters.For the first time, scientists have been able to estimate the air turbulence parameters in the lower trop...

Rare Orchid Found For The First Time In Uttarakhand

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 10, 2020

A rare orchid - Liparis Pygmaea - has been found for the first time in the western Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. The flower was spotted by a team of the research wing of the Uttarakhand forest department, at an altitude of 3,800 metre, during a trek to Saptakund in Chamoli, earlier inJune.

North Bengal Gets Very Heavy Rain, More Likely In Next Few Days

India News | Press Trust India | Monday September 7, 2020

West Bengal news: Heavy rain battered several places in the foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal on Monday. Several areas in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts received heavy rainfall, and more is expected in the next few days, the India Meteorological Department said.

"Taiwan Strait To Himalayas, China Bullying Neighbours": US

World News | Press Trust India | Wednesday September 2, 2020

Hoping for a peaceful resolution of the situation on the India-China border, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday asserted that the Communist Party of China is engaged in a "clear and intensive intensifying pattern of bullying" its neighbours from the Taiwan Strait to the Himalayas. That bullying is also evident in the South China Sea, he...

India Extra Vigilant About Arunachal Border After Ladakh Clashes With China

India News | Reuters | Wednesday September 2, 2020

India has moved troops to its eastern stretch of border with China since clashes erupted between the nuclear-armed nations on the western part of the border in the Himalayas in June, a government official said.

Opinion: The Wilful Destruction Of The Himalaya Must Stop - by Ramachandra Guha

Opinion | Ramachandra Guha | Sunday August 30, 2020

The Himalaya are India's most important natural asset. Without them, the country would not survive. These grand mountains are a barrier to invaders, the source of our greatest rivers, a rich reservoir of biodiversity, and home to our holiest shrines. Ecologically, economically,culturally,and strategically,the Himalaya are vital to the future of Ind...

How a Portable Microscope Is Helping Study Diseases in Wildlife and Livestock in the High Himalayas

Munib Khanyari | Sunday August 23, 2020

Nothing is quite predictable in the trans-Himalayan region of Spiti, a land seemingly beyond both the clouds and the imagination. On the trail of the Blue Sheep, the prized food for the elusive and rare Snow Leopard, scientists have been working to understand a rather understudied topic in the high Himalayas: disease transmission between livestock ...

Bhagyashree Revisits Italy Trip With Husband Himalaya Dasani: "Once Upon A Sea Swim"

Entertainment | Divya Goyal | Friday August 14, 2020

Dressed in black, Bhagyashree was all smiles as she posed with Himalaya Dasani