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Sikkim Climber Manita Pradhan Conquers South America's Highest Peak
Scaling Mt Aconcagua is part of her quest to conquer the "Seven Summits", the highest mountains on each of the seven continents of the Earth.
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'Mega-Drought' In Andes From Climate Change Leaves Some Peaks Snowless
The Andes Mountain range, which draws skiers to South America, is facing historically low snowfall this year during a decade-long drought that scientists link to global warming.
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PM Congratulates 12-Year-Old For Scaling South America's Highest Peak
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised the 12-year-old Kamya Karthikeyan for becoming the youngest climber to conquer 6962 meters high Mount Aconcagua, in the Andes Mountains in South America, and extended his wishes for "Mission Saahas".
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13-Year-Old Indian Mountaineer Aims To Scale Antartica's Highest Peak
Thirteen-year-old Aaryan Balaji -- one of the youngest mountaineers to hold many records including crossing three passes and scaling three peaks in Nepal last year -- is all set to scale Antarctica''s tallest Mt. Vinson and Mt Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, in December this year.
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Experts Warn Of Mental Health Woes As Wildfires Ravage South
Mental health experts say that escaping a fire-filled forest, as thousands did November 28 in the Great Smoky Mountains, can be more traumatic than disasters such as hurricanes, floods or earthquakes.
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Brazil Grieves For Football Team Killed in Crash
Brazilian football team Chapecoense were on their way to Medellin for the biggest match in the club's history: the finals of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's second-biggest club tournament.
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Ecuador, First Stop on Pope Francis Tour, Highlights Environment Exhortation
It is one of the most biodiverse nations on earth, boasting Amazon rainforest, Andean mountains and the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution.
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Last Rites of Mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu Performed with State Honours
Ace mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who died during an expedition in South America, was today buried in his native village Nellore in Andhra Pradesh with state honours as hundreds gathered to pay tributes and bid tearful adieu to him.
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Sikkim Climber Manita Pradhan Conquers South America's Highest Peak
Scaling Mt Aconcagua is part of her quest to conquer the "Seven Summits", the highest mountains on each of the seven continents of the Earth.
-
'Mega-Drought' In Andes From Climate Change Leaves Some Peaks Snowless
The Andes Mountain range, which draws skiers to South America, is facing historically low snowfall this year during a decade-long drought that scientists link to global warming.
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PM Congratulates 12-Year-Old For Scaling South America's Highest Peak
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised the 12-year-old Kamya Karthikeyan for becoming the youngest climber to conquer 6962 meters high Mount Aconcagua, in the Andes Mountains in South America, and extended his wishes for "Mission Saahas".
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13-Year-Old Indian Mountaineer Aims To Scale Antartica's Highest Peak
Thirteen-year-old Aaryan Balaji -- one of the youngest mountaineers to hold many records including crossing three passes and scaling three peaks in Nepal last year -- is all set to scale Antarctica''s tallest Mt. Vinson and Mt Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, in December this year.
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Experts Warn Of Mental Health Woes As Wildfires Ravage South
Mental health experts say that escaping a fire-filled forest, as thousands did November 28 in the Great Smoky Mountains, can be more traumatic than disasters such as hurricanes, floods or earthquakes.
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Brazil Grieves For Football Team Killed in Crash
Brazilian football team Chapecoense were on their way to Medellin for the biggest match in the club's history: the finals of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's second-biggest club tournament.
-
Ecuador, First Stop on Pope Francis Tour, Highlights Environment Exhortation
It is one of the most biodiverse nations on earth, boasting Amazon rainforest, Andean mountains and the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution.
-
Last Rites of Mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu Performed with State Honours
Ace mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who died during an expedition in South America, was today buried in his native village Nellore in Andhra Pradesh with state honours as hundreds gathered to pay tributes and bid tearful adieu to him.
