Your weekend plan is getting a rejig with Himalayan Echoes, which is now in its third season and promises to be a haven for like-minded readers, writers, poets and people who love the mountains. read more

A young Yeti chances upon a human and is banished from his village and an adventure takes off. read more

200 residents of three villages were trained and mock drills held in the first week of September. read more

Kasodekar shares insights about his journey so far. read more

The 14th edition of joint India-US military training ‘Yudh Abhyas’ was inaugurated at foothills of Himalayas at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand’s Almora on Sunday. The combine exercise aims to practice anti-insurgency operations under United Nations (UN) mandate. The exercise is termed as major bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries. The Armies will get familiar with new techniques and weapons of each other during the exercise. Around 350 personnel from US Army are participating in the 2-week-long exercise which will conclude on September 29.read more

Yesterday, on the occasion of Himalaya Divas (Himalaya Day), you would have seen the government and NGOs going through the customary motions. Till when will we keep celebrating our destruction? read more

Silicon Valley, kama or desire, and the end of Empire feature on HT Picks this week read more

Actor Bhagyashree’s son Abhimanyu Dassani talks about why he didn’t want to use his filmi connections to bag a film. read more

Gruelling exercises at some of the highest mountain peaks while the scenic views take a back-seat. Walking miles on hilly roads all day long. Hiking in intense heat, sub-zero temperatures and heavy rains till the last living cell of your body begs you... read more

The Triund in Himachal Pradesh is one of the most popular trekking trails in India, drawing on average, locals say, 3,000 people, many of whom stay back overnight in tents pitched on the near-flat piece of land (campsite), which also offers a breathtaking view of the Kangra valley. However, on weekends, the campsite resembles a trashed out party zone.

(Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)read more

In Italy you will find white wines you can bank on, for a fraction of the price of something similar in France read more

Indians are getting adventurous. But as more of them take to trekking, the trash they invariably leave behind on the mountains spells disaster for the environment read more

Buddhist monk Nawang Tashi (R), 53, and others walks past prayer flags atop a hill overlooking Tnagyud Gompa Buddhist monastery in Komik, Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh. Some 5,500 metres (18,000 feet) above sea level in the Indian Himalayas sits the Tnagyud Gompa Buddhist monastery, where snow can leave the monks in complete isolation for seven months a year.

(Xavier Galiana / AFP)read more

The pilgrimage, which started on June 28, saw 2.36 lakh pilgrims visiting the shrine in first 25 days (9,400 daily on an average) despite the rough weather in initial days. read more

Kusala Rajendran, professor at the Indian Institute of Science’s Centre for Earth Sciences, Bangalore, became the first recipient of the National Award for Woman Scientist, instituted by the earth sciences ministry on Friday. read more