An official of the tourism department said it was for the first time that Nainital was witnessing such an unprecedented rush of tourists, primarily due to the ongoing heat wave in North Indian plains. read more

The high-profile wedding of the sons of Ajay Gupta and Atul Gupta – known as Gupta brothers -- is scheduled to take place over four days from June 18 to June 22 at Auli, situated at an altitude of 2,505 metres. read more

Mohite who recently climbed Mt Makalu, the fifth-highest peak in the world, talks to us about her achievement, receiving praises from Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and importance of maintaining a clean environment on the mountains. read more

The panel will include veterinary officers from the state forest department, Wildlife Institute of India, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pant Nagar, among others. read more

The officials are already worried about the increasing aggression in some of the wild elephants in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. In the case of the elephants that are with the Park for patrolling, the officials warned that in the absence of their herd\/family... read more

Twelve mountaineers who had gone for an expedition to climb eastern peak of Nanda Devi, India’s second highest mountain have not returned to the base camp on the scheduled date of May 25. read more

Every year, the sweltering heat of the northern plains drives tens of thousands of people to hill stations like Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Nainital and Mussoorie (Uttarakhand). This year, nearly 15,000 vehicles have already entered Manali (Himachal Pradesh)... read more

Jaishankar said the pilgrimage is an important step towards promoting people-to-people exchanges and strengthening friendship and understanding between the two countries. read more

Officials claimed that the project is on the lines of a similar bridge built by China in Hubei province in 2017, which grabbed eyeballs across the world. read more

Wildlife officials are mostly worried about the emerging aggression among the elephants in the Corbett , where some of the tuskers have become habituated of attacking vehicles for food items on nearly 20 to 25 km road stretch near the Reserve. read more

The pre-monsoon rainfall has been poor. The monsoon, hopefully, won’t disappoint read more

For residents of the state who live in proximity to nature and wildlife, the biggest challenge is in striking a balance for coexistence. read more

Eight climbers - four from Britain, two from the United States, and one each from Australia and India - were reported missing last Friday after they failed to return to their base camp near Nanda Devi. read more

On Monday, rescuers on-board an IAF helicopter sighted the bodies of the five of eight missing mountaineers at a height of about 5,000 metres around 500 metres from the Nanda Devi peak. The rescue team, however, could not retrieve the bodies due to bad... read more

Dark tourism mainly involves places ‘which are historically associated with death and tragedy’. read more