What’s Luge? An Indian Olympic Hero answers
What is Luge? Luge is a winter sport featured at the Winter Olympic Games where a competitor or two-person team rides a flat sled while lying face up and feet first. The sport is usually contested on a specially designed ice track that allows gravity to increase the sled’s speed. The winner normally completes the […]
Freediving: Introduction
? What is freediving? Have you ever dreamed of passively exploring the underwater world free from equipment? Freediving is the most natural and serene way to explore the depths of the oceans with minimal impact. It is also the ultimate way to free yourself and spend more time enjoying the beauty and silence of the […]
Russia is arming commandos with combat snowmobiles ? to take over the North Pole?
Russia is arming commandos with combat snowmobiles ? to take over the North Pole?Russian military is working on an air-dropped snowmobile for its paratroopers. No, it’s not a scene from a James Bond movie.Earlier this year, Col. Gen. Vladimir Shamanov ? Russia’s airborne forces chief ? ordered the development of “airborne snowmobiles” after a visit […]
Winter ski resort in Kashmir’s Lidder valley
Winter ski resort in Kashmir’s Lidder valley Aru, a famous village in Lidder valley of Kashmir Himalayas, about 11 km away from the tourist destination Pahalgam, is settled in a bowl shaped small valley, amidst Birzamall and Tson Mountains. It is situated at an altitude of 2414 mtrs The Nafran stream, flowing from Katernag Lake, […]
Rishikesh rafting camps face Green tribunal’s pollution charges
Rishikesh rafting camps face Green tribunal’s pollution charges The National Green Tribunal has sought the Centre’s response on “unregulated” operation of rafting camps on the banks of Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand There are 150 rafting camps in Rishikesh. All are registered with Uttarakhand Tourism as well as the Forest Department. Since […]