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700-km Yatra Launched To Save Aravalli Hills From Mining Doom
In a bold call to arms for one of India's most ancient geological treasures, environmentalists, community leaders, and affected residents launched the 'Aravalli Sanrakshan Yatra' - a 700-kilometer foot march to safeguard the Aravalli mountain range
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Mystery Behind Antarctica Mountain Range Hidden For 500 Million Years Solved
The Gamburtsev Mountains are preserved by a deep layer of ice, making it one of the best-preserved mountain belts on Earth.
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The World's 10 Most Majestic Mountain Ranges
From snow-dusted giants to jagged, untamed ridgelines, these are the most breathtaking mountain ranges across the globe worth adding to your bucket list.
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Ancient Antarctic Mountains Unearthed By Pink Sands In Australia
The discovery of pink sand on the shores of Petrel Cove, Australia, has led scientists to uncover an ancient Antarctic mountain range.
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"Kashmir, Jewel In India's Crown... Do Visit": Amit Shah Shares Photos
Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday shared "breath-taking pictures" of snow-capped Pir Panjal mountain range he captured while on his way back to Delhi from Jammu and Kashmir, where he had gone on a three-day official visit. "Kashmir, the Jewel in Ind
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Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Closed Due To Snowfall
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.
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Two-Thirds Of Hindu Kush Himalayan Glaciers May Be Lost By 2100: Report
Bearing the brunt of global warming and climate change, the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, an area covering high mountain ranges of central, south and inner Asia, faces the risk of losing over 60 per cent of its glaciers by the year 2100, a global climate report said on Wednesday.
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"Can I Have Hot Water?" Climber Said After Being Rescued, Died Days Later
A Malaysian climber rescued in Nepal after two nights in the open on one of the world's most treacherous mountains has died in a Singapore hospital, reports said Friday.
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Tuhin Satarkar, First Indian To Scale Sahayadri Mountain Range In 12 Days
Bouldering sensation Tuhin Satarkar pushed his limits as he scaled three routes in the treacherous Sahayadri mountain range in 12 days, from November 16 to 28, to become the first Indian to ever achieve the feat, it was announced today.
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Pluto Mountains Named After Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary
Two mountain ranges on Pluto have been named after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary respectively by the International Astronomical Union, which for the first time, has officially approved the naming of 14 features on the icy dwarf planet.
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Scores Injured As Powerful Earthquake Jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush jolted Afghanistan and Pakistan late Friday, leaving dozens of people injured just two months after a killer quake struck the same mountainous region.
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Cold Wave Conditions in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh witnessed cold wave conditions in the tribal belt and the high mountain ranges on Tuesday, even as the mercury plummeted further in several parts of the state.
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Hurricane Patricia Flattens Mexico Homes, But No Major Disaster
Patricia flattened a fishing hamlet on Mexico's Pacific coast, but authorities were relieved to see on Saturday that the record-breaking hurricane largely spared the country and dissipated as it moved north.
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Spain Wildfire Forces More Evacuations
A wildfire that officials suspect was started deliberately forced the evacuation of a third town in western Spain today, officials said.
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At Least 25 People Killed by Militants in Nigeria
At least 25 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants in raids on Monday afternoon and on Tuesday morning on three communities in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, military and police sources said.
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700-km Yatra Launched To Save Aravalli Hills From Mining Doom
In a bold call to arms for one of India's most ancient geological treasures, environmentalists, community leaders, and affected residents launched the 'Aravalli Sanrakshan Yatra' - a 700-kilometer foot march to safeguard the Aravalli mountain range
-
Mystery Behind Antarctica Mountain Range Hidden For 500 Million Years Solved
The Gamburtsev Mountains are preserved by a deep layer of ice, making it one of the best-preserved mountain belts on Earth.
-
The World's 10 Most Majestic Mountain Ranges
From snow-dusted giants to jagged, untamed ridgelines, these are the most breathtaking mountain ranges across the globe worth adding to your bucket list.
-
Ancient Antarctic Mountains Unearthed By Pink Sands In Australia
The discovery of pink sand on the shores of Petrel Cove, Australia, has led scientists to uncover an ancient Antarctic mountain range.
-
"Kashmir, Jewel In India's Crown... Do Visit": Amit Shah Shares Photos
Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday shared "breath-taking pictures" of snow-capped Pir Panjal mountain range he captured while on his way back to Delhi from Jammu and Kashmir, where he had gone on a three-day official visit. "Kashmir, the Jewel in Ind
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Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Closed Due To Snowfall
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.
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Two-Thirds Of Hindu Kush Himalayan Glaciers May Be Lost By 2100: Report
Bearing the brunt of global warming and climate change, the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, an area covering high mountain ranges of central, south and inner Asia, faces the risk of losing over 60 per cent of its glaciers by the year 2100, a global climate report said on Wednesday.
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"Can I Have Hot Water?" Climber Said After Being Rescued, Died Days Later
A Malaysian climber rescued in Nepal after two nights in the open on one of the world's most treacherous mountains has died in a Singapore hospital, reports said Friday.
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Tuhin Satarkar, First Indian To Scale Sahayadri Mountain Range In 12 Days
Bouldering sensation Tuhin Satarkar pushed his limits as he scaled three routes in the treacherous Sahayadri mountain range in 12 days, from November 16 to 28, to become the first Indian to ever achieve the feat, it was announced today.
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Pluto Mountains Named After Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary
Two mountain ranges on Pluto have been named after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary respectively by the International Astronomical Union, which for the first time, has officially approved the naming of 14 features on the icy dwarf planet.
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Scores Injured As Powerful Earthquake Jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush jolted Afghanistan and Pakistan late Friday, leaving dozens of people injured just two months after a killer quake struck the same mountainous region.
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Cold Wave Conditions in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh witnessed cold wave conditions in the tribal belt and the high mountain ranges on Tuesday, even as the mercury plummeted further in several parts of the state.
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Hurricane Patricia Flattens Mexico Homes, But No Major Disaster
Patricia flattened a fishing hamlet on Mexico's Pacific coast, but authorities were relieved to see on Saturday that the record-breaking hurricane largely spared the country and dissipated as it moved north.
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Spain Wildfire Forces More Evacuations
A wildfire that officials suspect was started deliberately forced the evacuation of a third town in western Spain today, officials said.
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At Least 25 People Killed by Militants in Nigeria
At least 25 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants in raids on Monday afternoon and on Tuesday morning on three communities in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, military and police sources said.
