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Rain can ‘move mountains’, say scientists studying erosion patterns in Himalayas

Rainfall can contribute in moving mountains, findings by researchers from the University of Bristol shows. These findings can not only enable geologists to effectively study the impact rain has on

Fillip to reopen Sikkim trek trails for tourists

After about seven months of Covid-induced shutdown, tourism reopened in Sikkim on October 10 Trekking has resumed in Sikkim with the far-flung Uttarey village in West Sikkim recently organising such

One woman’s quest to build schools in Nepal

When I want to volunteer, I spend a few hours helping out at a soup kitchen or tutoring kids for the SATs (*pat myself on the back*). When Sandy Cotuna

Kathmandu is eighth route for UAE’s Air Arabia Abu Dhabi starting October 17

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi recently added a second city to its Bangladesh services. Now, getting into Nepal opens up more possibilities on the South Asian sector. Image Credit: Gulf News

Construction of Zojila tunnel starts. To reduce travel time from 3 hrs to 15 mins

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday launched the first blasting for construction related work at the 14.15 km Zojila tunnel, one of the longest in Asia, that will provide all-year

As trekkers return to Uttarakhand post-lockdown, COVID-19 caution makes for a quiet season in the mountains

Anu Jain, a 54-year-old engineer, was among the first group of trekkers in Uttarakhand this year, after the state government relaxed travel norms to ‘unlock’ the tourism industry this September,

Arunachal Pradesh to have Greenfield Airport at Hollongi

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken the work of constructing a Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, 15 kms from Itanagar while considering the importance

Nepal to reopen for foreigners, but what should hikers consider for ethical travel before heading into the mountains?

Nepal is reopening to foreign visitors on October 17 after nearly eight months of lockdown and while there are rules in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus, at

Human-triggered fatal landslides are becoming frequent in the Himalayas and Western Ghats

Six days of relentless rain had saturated the soil on the rolling slopes of Rajamala hamlet in Anamalai hills – which support tea and coffee plantations – in Idukki district

Free “Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit” coming October 22 from Lion’s Roar and Tibet House US

              divyaRichard Gere, Karenna Gore, Robert Thurman, Sharon Salzberg, and Deepak Chopra headline this month’s Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit, a historic celebration of

COVID-19: Every third student in Indian Himalayan region couldn’t access online classes

Educational learning has been an unusual victim of the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Continuity of learning has been impacted adversely — so has the students’ overall satisfaction regarding

India-Bhutan collaborate on phase three trials of COVID-19 vaccine

India is collaborating with Bhutan for conducting Phase-3 trials of COVID vaccine candidate even as New Delhi has sent seven consignments of essential medicines to the country since March 2020