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New wonders on UNESCO's World Heritage List

India's 1600-km long mountain chain of Western Ghats, which has forests older than the Himalaya mountains, has been added to the List of World Heritage Sites by the United Nations. Click on NEXT for...

The breathtaking colours of Himalayas

Sanchari Bhattacharya meets a couple of mountaineering enthusiasts who seek the thrill of a grand Himalayan adventure, every year. Divyesh and Vineeta Muni, a married couple and dedicated......

Have the Himalayas stopped growing?

Chinese geologists have refuted the general belief that the Himalayas, especially Mount Everest, are steadily growing every year. They reached the conclusion that the Himalaya mountain range has......

Italian mountaineer falls prey to Himalayas

The leader of a 10-member Italian expedition died while trying to scale the 25,643-foot high Nanda Devi peak in the Himalayas, police said on Thursday.The Indian army recovered the body of Dalla......

When CIA planted nuke devices atop the Himalayas

An Indian mountaineer and a CIA expert have come out with an authoritative account of how nuclear devices were planted atop high Himalayan peaks to monitor Chinese nuclear tests in the 1960s.In an......

How realtors have profited from rising India, China

In the days of the Raj, the British and the maharajas used to retreat from the hot and humid capitals of Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, and Madras and head for the hills. They created a......

The price poor people pay for huge projects

A principle adopted to ensure rehabilitation of evacuees alongside progress on projects is known for violations, says Sreelatha Menon. When construction of a dam is delayed, it leads to cost......

The death threat to Gori Ganga!

If you are confused about the severity of human-induced climate change, it might help to focus on the death threat to Gori Ganga, says Rajni Bakshi.Anger, confusion, relief -- a jumble of emotions......

A tough fight in the packaged water market

Ramesh Chauhan of Bisleri Ltd is not one to give up easily. Nearly two years after his natural mineral water, Mountain Water from the Himalayas, got into a legal tussle with Tata Tea's Himalayan......

One man's quest to help the world learn

After a trek in the Himalayas brought him face-to-face with extreme poverty and illiteracy, John Wood left his position as a director of business development at Microsoft to found Room to Read, an......

Goodbye, Mankada Ravi Varma

Shobha Warrier pays tribute toworld renowned cinematographer Mankada Ravi Varma.The setting was almost like an Adoor or Aravindan film; a small balcony with branches from trees falling onto it and......

Frozen making waves abroad

Shivajee Chandrabhushan is just one film old -- but even immigration officials at Mumbai airport are beginning to recognise him. 'Oh yeah, which festival are you going to now?' they ask him, says......

Meet the bus driver Rajni worked with

There are two people Rajnikanth always meets when he visits Bangalore -- Raj Bahadur and Raghunandan.While the latter is an associate director, Raj Bahadur is a bus driver.Bahadur was the driver......

'Kabul Express is based on my experiences'

Kabul Express, for director Kabir Khan, is more like his diary of experiences than a Bollywood masala movie. Khan, who has made several documentaries in Afghanistan over the years, simply jotted......

Federer, Nadal romp into final

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal cleared the last treacherous hurdles on Friday to set up a dream final at Wimbledon for the third year running.Five-times champion Federer earned the chance to......

Bikers ride into Limca Book of Records

Riders Karanbir Singh and Pankaj Trivedi rode their way into the Limca Book of Records (validation by Limca Book of Records awaited) by successfully completing the run from Kanyakumari, India's......

Ahuja makes her mark in winter Olympics

Moments after completing her first slalom run at the Olympics, Neha Ahuja was stopped in her tracks.A Norwegian television interviewer asked the Alpine skier, the first Indian woman to qualify for......

Shimla to host mountain biking race

India's first mountain biking race will be held in the beautiful backcountry of Himachal Pradesh from October 6 to 14. Over 60 top international and Indian riders will compete against each other......

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Q. What was the last place you wrote the name of one you love .....?
Smartee: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-was-the-last-place-you-wrote-the-name-of-one-you-love-./24878774/answers/

Q. what attracts you about Himalaya ?
Jaya: A. Himalayas mountain ;-PP more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-attracts-you-about-himalaya-/24828658/answers/24878783

Q. Have u seen ICE on mountains? If so which place?
Harshal Kalangutkar: A. How An Ocean can Turn to Mountains and can have ho High Peaks . more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/have-u-seen-ice-on-mountains-if-so-which-place/24675387/answers/24828683

Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?Name of the Mountain Range Location in the Himalayas(A) Zanskar range Kashmir(B) Dhauladhar Range Himachal Pradesh(C) Singalila Range Arunachal Pradesh(D) Kumaon Range Uttarakhand
Jeet: A. Himalayas while flying from Eastern city of India to Delhi. Alps when we went to Europe. more

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Web results for Himalaya Mountains

China, India Agree On Roadmap To Balance Trade Ties

China, India firm up eight pacts for cooperation in trade, water resources; to aim for $100 bn in bilateral trade by 2015 BW Online Bureau &... ...

http://www.businessworld.in/web/guest/storypage?storyUrl=china-india-agree-on-roadmap-to-balance-trade-ties&CategoryID=30752&articleId=901666&version=1.5&journalArticleId=902973

China accepts there are 'some problems with India' , but wants to resolve all issues peacefully

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, alluding to recent skirmishes on their Himalayan border, acknowledged on Monday, that there... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/05/20/322-China-accepts-there-are-some-problems-with-India-but-wants-to-resolve-all-issues-peacefully.html

Taapsee-Nayantara bond on the sets!

Taapsee and Nayan seem to be sharing a great bonding for each other. While the whole team was busy shooting in freezing cold for the climax portion... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Taapsee-Nayantara-bond-on-the-sets/articleshow/20148779.cms

Mexican twice summits Everest in one climbing season

Mexican David Liaño Gonzalez Sunday became the first climber to double summit on Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, in the same season,... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a380432.html

Everest high for 44-year-old

Ace mountaineer Susen Mahto (44) aced the Everest the Tibetans call the 29,029ft peak Chomolungma at 7am on Sunday, becoming the fourth... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130520/jsp/jharkhand/story_16916094.jsp

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