Malala flown from Pakistan to Britain for treatment
byLondon: Pakistani teenaged rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for publicly opposing them, was Monday flown to Britain by an…
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Horn hunters driving Rhino’s to extinction
byGuwahati: A thriving market in east and southeast Asia in illegal wildlife products, particularly among cultures that prize the rhino horn for its magical or…
Uttarakhand Trekkers Return due to Crevasses in Glaciers
byDehra Dun : While the government believes that there is much that can be done to promote adventure tourism in Uttarakhand, as its number…
Nerves of steel: Mountain biking in Himachal
byShimla: Cycling through the rugged mountain tracks of Himachal Pradesh is on a roll. And this time, the adventurous mountain bikers are not just…
South China Sea: Giants jostle for ‘hidden’ reserves
byShifting focus outside the middle east, reigning power ‘USA’ and emerging power ‘China’ jostle for space in South China Sea causing tensions to rise…
Musk deer facing food threat in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun: The severely endangered musk deer, hunted by poachers for its musk gland, found only in adult males which lie in a sac…
Breast cancer survivor on adventure trail at 2012 Raid de Himalaya
byShimla: After defeating breast cancer, a dental surgeon has taken up the challenge to conquer the Himalayas in an off-road motor race. Ritu Biyani,…
Kejriwal launches ‘bijli-paani satyagraha’
byNew Delhi: India Against Corruption Saturday launched a ‘bijli-paani satyagraha’ to protest against alleged inflated power and water bills by restoring a household’s power…
Corbett National Park: An Elephantine problem
byDehra Dun: The man-human conflict, particularly of elephants with human in habitats of the Corbett National Park and Rajaji Sanctuary has reached a piquant…
Valley of flowers may be lost forever
byDehra Dun: The Valley of Flowers, located in the west Himalayas of Uttarakhand, which has lured trekkers and tourists from the world over for…