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``Mountains can resolve energy, water and food security issues``

Freshwater from mountain systems is vital to maintain agricultural biodiversity, says David Molden, ...

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Images capture destruction of undersea mountains

New images from the depths of the Pacific Ocean have revealed the destruction of massive underwater ...

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`Antarctic mountains date back to dinosaur age`

The root of the mysterious range of Antarctic mountains may be over 200 million years old, scientis...

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Warbling wrens don`t just tweet, they sing duets

They may not be Sonny and Cher, but certain South American birds sing duets, taking turns as the tun...

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Old snow stays in Rockies, adds to glaciers` size

Scientists who monitor the effects of global warming are watching glaciers shrink all over the world...

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Women mountaineering expedition flagged off

Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday flagged off a women mountaineering expedition to scale the Indrahar Pass ...

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Mountain flight ends in tragedy

A mountain flight to view the Mt Everest at the conclusion of a business conference ended in a trag...

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Army to have another BrahMos missile regiment

As part of efforts to upgrade military capabilities in the north-east, the induction of an advanced ...

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US to honour IAF pilots for rescuing mountaineer

The Unit, also known as the Siachen Pioneers, is stationed at the Leh Air base and has been involve...

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Two Germans missing in Afghanistan

The pair vanished near the Salang Pass, a major route through the Hindu Kush mountains.

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Army planning to set up mountain strike corps

Army is planning to set up a mountain strike corps and is talking to various states including in t...

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When Mao came face to face with his destiny

Mao Zedong rarely visited temples as he remained steadfast with his atheist ideology.

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Mars mountain will read like a great novel: NASA

Scientists have spent years whittling down the landing site for the rover, Curiosity, set to launch ...

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Six mountaineers die in French Alps

The six mountaineers appeared to have died in an avalanche of snow and stones.

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`Mountain specific planning need of the hour`

It is the need of the hour to ensure the flow of ecosystem services.

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North Korea threatens South over mountain tours

South Korea suspended tours to the North`s Diamond Mountain resort in 2008.

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Rocky Mountains may have been ‘formed by giant suction’

The Rockies may have been formed when a giant suction created a counter force that thrust the mounta...

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190 mn-yr-old bird-hipped dino fossils found in Antarctic mountains

The remains came from a site on Mt Kirkpatrick, which divides east and west Antarctica.

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Kyrgyzstan names mountain Vladimir Putin

A mountain measuring 4,446 metres will be known as Peak of Vladimir Putin.

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Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Rwanda

The twins, both of them males, were born Thursday of a mother gorilla called Kabatwa.

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Army raises two new mountain divisions in NE

With an eye on China`s growing military strength in Tibet, India has "fully raised" two new mountain...

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Jeev uncertain for Royal Trophy

He might have landed here, but the injured Jeev Milkha Singh is still uncertain for the fifth editio...

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Chowrasia ends tied 40th in Black Mountain Masters

SSP Chowrasia carded a topsy-turvy one-over 73 in the final round and slipped seven rungs to sign of...

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Chowrasia slides to tied 33rd after Rd3 of Thai tourney

A mid-round slump marred his card as SSP Chowrasia turned in an even-par 72 to slip to the tied 33rd...

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Himmat tied 4th after Rd 1 at Black Mountain Masters

Indian golfer Himmat Rai kept his hopes alive of securing the 2011 Asian tour card by posting a sp...

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British `Mountain Cleaners` give green lessons in Himachal hills

British Mountain Cleaners has lined up a slew of eco-initiatives to paint the Himalayas green.

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Over six dozen cyclists to participate in MTB Hercules race

About six dozen cyclists including eleven foreigners would participate in sixth edition of the eight...

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Mountain biker Margarita Fullana tests positive for EPO

Spanish mountain biker Margarita Fullana has been provisionally suspended by the International Cycli...

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Glaciers help actively growing mountains become higher

A University of Arizona-led research team has found that glaciers can help actively growing mountain...

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You bear pain in the mountains, not speak it

Mt. Everest conquerer Gaurav speaks to Zeenews.com`s Vineet Sharma.

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World`s wild mountain antelopes face extinction

The elusive mountain bongo is the largest mountain antelope and weighs up to 300 kilogrammes.

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Why some mountains form, crumble?

Scientists have been puzzled by mountain formation at subduction zones.

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Three Indian Army mountaineers die after successful climb

Three army soldiers, who were part of a mountaineering expedition, died today morning after fallin...

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Climate change, mountain building behind mammal diversity patterns

A new study suggests patterns of mammal diversity caused by biodiversity gradients arise from intera...

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Noah`s Ark found

A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers said they believe they may have found Noah`s Ar...

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N Korea seizes S Korean assets at mountain resort

North Korea announced on Friday it had seized South Korean-owned buildings at a mountain resort, acc...

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Video shows Taliban swarming mountaintop base

Taliban fighters swarmed over a mountaintop base abandoned last week by the US military following ...

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N Korea to freeze S Korean facilities at mountain resort

North Korea is planning to freeze a series of South Korea-owned facilities at its eastern mountain r...

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The Andes rose gradually, not abruptly

The Andes are the world`s longest continental mountain range, with an average elevation of 13,000 fe...

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Dozens killed in bus accident in Afghan mountains

A bus plunged off a mountain road in Afghanistan`s Hindu Kush mountains on Wednesday, catching fire...

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Strong quake shakes northern Chile

Chile was shaken by a strong 6.3 earthquake that officials said was not an aftershock from the massi...

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Pakistan seizes Taliban, Al-Qaeda mountain redoubt

Pakistan`s Army revealed on Tuesday a vast Taliban and Al-Qaeda hideout dug into mountains near th...

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Act now, or you`ll have e-waste mountain, UN tells India

India, China and other developing countries face "the spectre of hazardous e-waste mountains" unless...

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Two mountain divisions being raised in the N-E: Antony

Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said the Army was raising two new mountain divisions in the ...

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IAF mountaineers` bid to scale Mt Aconcagua in South America

A team of mountaineers from the IAF will try to scale Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in S Americ...

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Antarctica`s "ghost mountains" finally come into view

A team of scientists has announced that the so-called ``ghost peaks`` in the middle of Antarctica, w...

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Mountaintop mining: Coal baron debates a Kennedy

The real audience for debate between coal baron and conservationist was not the hundreds who packed ...

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Argentine mountain town rattled by 2nd moderate quake

A town in Argentina`s western Andes region, San Juan, was rattled on Tuesday by a second moderate ...

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Moon’s crystal mountains reveal its molten past

The crystal mountains, which were found on the moon by India``s Chandrayaan-1 probe, are a sign that...

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New data to shed light on ``ghost mountains`` of Antarctica

A global team of scientists announces the first set of data about most enigmatic mountain ranges on ...

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