Uttarakhand car rally begins with 35 Teams

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 19:52

Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Saturday flagged off a four-day Uttarakhand Adventure Car Rally, which will witness a total of 35 teams from various parts of the country participating in the event.

`Eight lakh may die if magnitude 8 quake hits Himalaya region`

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 11:10

Over eight lakh people may die if an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale occurs in the seismically-active Himalayan states from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, National Disaster Management Authority`s Vice Chairman M Shashidhar Reddy has warned.

India exported 1.5 million endangered fishes: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 13:40

India exported more than 1.5 million threatened freshwater fishes in the last seven years affecting the future of the country`s aquatic diversity, says a report.

4,699 high altitude lakes in Himalayas mapped

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 20:47

As many as 4,699 lakes in the Indian Himalayan region at an altitude above 3000-m above mean sea level have been found in an ISRO study revealing the wonders of Himalayas.

Nepal to work with neighbours to conserve Himalayan ecology

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 13:29

Nepal will work closely with its neighbours, India, China and Bhutan, to conserve the unique ecology of the Himalayan region, an intergovernmental body looking after conservation efforts in the region said on Monday.

Nature, faith prop up tourism in sylvan Sikkim

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 08:39

Sikkim is pushing its tourism envelope with a combination of nature and spirituality.

Fire at Himalaya House in Delhi, 1 body found

Last Updated: Monday, November 19, 2012, 09:22

One person died while two were rescued when a major fire broke out in Himalaya House on Kasturba Gandhi Marg in Central Delhi on Monday morning.

Himalaya Optical ties up with Tom Davies

Last Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012, 18:33

Optical and eye care retail chain Himalaya Optical Friday announced its tie-up with London-based acclaimed spectacle designer Tom Davies.

Everest hero highlights flood threat in Himalayas

Last Updated: Friday, March 2, 2012, 21:21

Before Apa became a legendary Sherpa mountaineer, he was a humble Himalayan potato farmer who worked his fields in the Everest foothills until, without warning, raging floodwaters swallowed his farm.

Himachal Pradesh CM to flag off `Raid-De-Himalaya` on Oct 11

Last Updated: Saturday, September 17, 2011, 21:45

The 13th Raid-De-Himalaya, an internationally acclaimed motorsport event, is set to be held from October 11-16, which will be flag-off by Himachal Chief Minister P K Dhumal.