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15-Member Team Makes History, Scales Unclimbed 20,900-Ft Peak In Arunachal
A team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports has scaled an unnamed and unclimbed 20,942-foot high peak in the Gorichen range of the Eastern Himalayas in the Tawang-West Kameng region in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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Stunning Blue Ant Discovered In "Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot"
New blue ant species, Paraparatrechina neela, discovered in India's Siang Valley, a biodiversity hotspot. The tiny ant with a metallic blue body is less than 2 millimeters long.
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police Practice Yoga At 17,000 Ft In Himalayas
On the occasion of the 8th International Day of Yoga, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel practised yoga in different high-altitude Himalayan ranges starting from Ladakh in the north to Sikkim in the eastern ranges.
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India Extra Vigilant About Arunachal Border After Ladakh Clashes With China
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.
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China Cannot Threaten Countries And Bully Them In Himalayas: Mike Pompeo
Attacking China for its aggressive moves against its neighbours, including "instigating" a deadly confrontation with India in eastern Ladakh, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Beijing cannot threaten countries and try to bully them in the Himalayas.
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Northeast India Likely To Receive Widespread Rainfall In Next 4-5 Days: Weather Office
Northeast India is likely to receive widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rains over the region in next four to five days as the eastern end of monsoon trough continues to run along the foothills of Himalayas with the convergence of strong southerly/south-westerly winds from Bay of Bengal over the northeast and adjoining east India...
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China Says Building Disputed Road In Doklam Will Depend On Weather
A day after India and China ended a more than two-month face-off, Beijing said that its plans to build a road in the flashpoint area - the remote Doklam Plateau in the Eastern Himalayas - depend on the weather. The approaching and bitter winter is not conducive to either stationing soldiers there, or building infrastructure.
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After Ladakh Clashes, China And India Army Officers Hold Talks: 10 Facts
Senior army officers from China and India in Ladakh are today holding a flag meeting, used to discuss border spats and control, after yesterday's clashes in which soldiers from the two countries threw stones at each other, resulting in minor injuries Indian border guards stopped Chinese troops from entering Indian territory along a lake. Senior arm...
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Extinct Herb Found In Eastern Himalayas After Over 100 Years
Chinese botanists have rediscovered an extinct herb, Pedicularis humilis, in Eastern Himalayas in Tibet, more than 100 years after the species was last seen.
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More Than 200 New Species Found in Eastern Himalayas, Including A 'Walking' Fish
There's a dwarf snakehead fish that lives in the Eastern Himalayas, and it walks upon the earth.
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Sneezing Monkey Among 200 New Species Discovered in Himalayas
A snub-nosed monkey that sneezes when it rains, a walking fish and a jewel-like snake are among more than 200 new species discovered in the fragile eastern Himalayas, according to a new report by WWF.
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15-Member Team Makes History, Scales Unclimbed 20,900-Ft Peak In Arunachal
A team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports has scaled an unnamed and unclimbed 20,942-foot high peak in the Gorichen range of the Eastern Himalayas in the Tawang-West Kameng region in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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Stunning Blue Ant Discovered In "Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot"
New blue ant species, Paraparatrechina neela, discovered in India's Siang Valley, a biodiversity hotspot. The tiny ant with a metallic blue body is less than 2 millimeters long.
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police Practice Yoga At 17,000 Ft In Himalayas
On the occasion of the 8th International Day of Yoga, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel practised yoga in different high-altitude Himalayan ranges starting from Ladakh in the north to Sikkim in the eastern ranges.
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India Extra Vigilant About Arunachal Border After Ladakh Clashes With China
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.
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China Cannot Threaten Countries And Bully Them In Himalayas: Mike Pompeo
Attacking China for its aggressive moves against its neighbours, including "instigating" a deadly confrontation with India in eastern Ladakh, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Beijing cannot threaten countries and try to bully them in the Himalayas.
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Northeast India Likely To Receive Widespread Rainfall In Next 4-5 Days: Weather Office
Northeast India is likely to receive widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rains over the region in next four to five days as the eastern end of monsoon trough continues to run along the foothills of Himalayas with the convergence of strong southerly/south-westerly winds from Bay of Bengal over the northeast and adjoining east India...
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China Says Building Disputed Road In Doklam Will Depend On Weather
A day after India and China ended a more than two-month face-off, Beijing said that its plans to build a road in the flashpoint area - the remote Doklam Plateau in the Eastern Himalayas - depend on the weather. The approaching and bitter winter is not conducive to either stationing soldiers there, or building infrastructure.
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After Ladakh Clashes, China And India Army Officers Hold Talks: 10 Facts
Senior army officers from China and India in Ladakh are today holding a flag meeting, used to discuss border spats and control, after yesterday's clashes in which soldiers from the two countries threw stones at each other, resulting in minor injuries Indian border guards stopped Chinese troops from entering Indian territory along a lake. Senior arm...
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Extinct Herb Found In Eastern Himalayas After Over 100 Years
Chinese botanists have rediscovered an extinct herb, Pedicularis humilis, in Eastern Himalayas in Tibet, more than 100 years after the species was last seen.
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More Than 200 New Species Found in Eastern Himalayas, Including A 'Walking' Fish
There's a dwarf snakehead fish that lives in the Eastern Himalayas, and it walks upon the earth.
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Sneezing Monkey Among 200 New Species Discovered in Himalayas
A snub-nosed monkey that sneezes when it rains, a walking fish and a jewel-like snake are among more than 200 new species discovered in the fragile eastern Himalayas, according to a new report by WWF.
