IAF Cheetah helicopter, lifeline for troops deployed in the Siachen Glacier: IN PICS
With a low basic weight and a configuration tailor-made for high altitude operations, the IAF Cheetah lands with ease at altitudes beyond the flight envelope of most other helicopters.
May 17, 2022, 16:57 PM IST
Man trapped on mountain face in Kerala's Palakkad for nearly 2 days rescued by Indian Army
The man named Babu from Malampuzha was trapped in the pocket of a steep hill since Monday and several attempts, including one by a Coast Guard helicopter, were already made to rescue him.
Feb 09, 2022, 10:29 AM IST
Air India plane flies over the world's highest route in Hindu Kush mountains to save fuel and time
Since the closure of Afghanistan's airspace, Air India operates flights from India to the Western countries through the Hindu Kush route cutting flight time and saving fuel.
Dec 22, 2021, 12:33 PM IST
Video: Outbreak of cold continues in entire North India
The outbreak of cold continues in entire North India including Delhi, snowfall has affected lives even in the mountains.
Jan 19, 2021, 09:18 AM IST
Mountain erosion may add CO2 to atmosphere: Study
The process of mountain erosion can be a source of new carbon dioxide gas that can release it back into the atmosphere far faster than it is being absorbed into newly exposed rock, a study has found.
Apr 13, 2018, 17:40 PM IST
Tracks to nowhere: A desperate search for missing climbers on Pakistan's 'Killer Mountain'
Geographically, Pakistan is a hot destination for climbers, but climbing deaths are also common.
Jul 10, 2017, 14:16 PM IST
Search begins in Pakistan for two missing on world's ninth-highest mountain
In 2013, gunmen dressed as police officers shot 10 foreign mountaineers and a local guide at Nanga Parbat`s 4,200-metre base camp.
Jun 28, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
Search begins in Pakistan for two missing on world's ninth-highest mountain
In 2013, gunmen dressed as police officers shot 10 foreign mountaineers and a local guide at Nanga Parbat`s 4,200-metre base camp.
Jun 28, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
'Crazy Swede' scales the Everest after cycling 13,000 km from Sweden
Swedish mountaineer and adventurer Goran Kropp grabbed eyeballs across the globe when he cycled 13,000 km from Stockholm to the base camp of Mount Everest before sumitting the world's highest peak.
Feb 17, 2017, 21:49 PM IST
This mountain in Iran looks like wearing a hat of clouds! Thomas Pesquet shares the pic
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who is currently aboard th International Space Station (ISS) has been showering us with the beautiful image of the Earth.
Feb 11, 2017, 23:53 PM IST
Why Lord Hanuman carries a mountain on his arm! Here's why
Find out why Lord Hanuman carries a mountain on his arm!
Aug 30, 2016, 14:54 PM IST
Aparna Kumar - India's first civil servant to conquer Antarctica’s highest peak
Aparna Kumar, an Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer, scaled the highest peak in Antarctica last week, to become India's first civil servant to do it.
Jan 28, 2016, 21:36 PM IST
