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Scaly Thrush is a winter migrant bird from the Himalayas and North Eastern States where it breeds

Mount Everest, towering at 8.85 kilometers above sea level, is still increasing in height, according to recent findings.

Located near the India-China border, the Spiti valley is part of the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, one of the four parliamentary constituencies in Himachal Pradesh

In a tough operation in the Himalayas, rescuers on Sunday rescued nearly 200 tourists stranded in the vicinity of the glacial-fed Chandertal or moon lake in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley owing to heavy rain that triggered snapping of road links, officials said.

The temple has tilted by around five to six degrees, and the idols and smaller structures within the complex have also tilted by 10 degrees which has raised concerns about the existence of the temple.

Climate-resilient farm knowledge has always been there among Indigenous groups, we just need to learn from them

Human activities in the fragile Himalayan region need a deep scientific understanding.

Following decades of neglect, land is crumbling in several parts of Uttarakhand like Uttarkashi and Karnaprayag and in Himachal Pradesh.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Under the auspices of Adventure Club of Telangana State (ACTS), a five member team of mountaineers led by Madavi Kanni Bai, a tribal mountaineer from Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, unfurled the Tricolour flag atop Pangacharulla peak in Himalayas in Joshimath region of Uttarakhand to mark the 8th formation day of Telangana State, […]

New Delhi: Nestled among the two of the world’s mightiest mountain ranges– the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram– Ladakh is the Shangrilla on the earth. Lying at an altitude ranging from about 9,000 to 25,000 feet, the cold desert of Ladakh is undoubtedly a great summer getaway one can have. At the western edge of […]

Nagarkurnool: Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) officials said for the first time a Black Baza was sighted in the reserve on April 9 this month. This was also first time Black Baza was spotted in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, they said. ATR Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Rohit Gopidi confirmed that a Black Baza was spotted in […]

Hyderabad: As kids when Ravi Teja and Sai Teja would be asked what they wanted to become in their lives, both the brothers had the same answer – travellers. While for many kids these answers change once they grow old, Ravi (27) and Sai (24) worked on nurturing their childhood dreams and are now running […]

Ramakrishna, who reached the Mumbai office of the CBI in the afternoon to record her statements, is being questioned by a team of senior officials, including one woman.

Utrecht: Every geography schoolbook has them: maps that look like today’s Earth, but not quite, since all continents are merged into a single supercontinent. Those maps were used to explain why dinosaurs in South America and Africa, or North America and Europe looked so alike. “Paleogeographic” reconstructions like these provide context to study the processes […]

Well-known city photographer Sathyaprasad Yachendra's pictures are currently on display at the State Gallery of Art as part of the 7th edition of Indian Photo Festival

The flooding due to cloudburst or breaching of a reservoir has destroyed many river bankside houses.

The much-admired Australian great was swept off his feet by the sight of a disabled player, being supported by a bamboo on one side, "flying through the air like ninja warriors" while hurling the ball.