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Mountaineer Santosh Yadav scripted history as the first woman to climb Mount Everest, not once, but twice.
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The base camp is situated at 5,364 metres and it took 11 days for her to complete the expedition; During the trek, she walked for 8-9 hours at steep terrain in varying climatic conditions, like lashing of hailstones & snowfall, and in temperatures minus 10 degrees Celsius.
Engaging with a vow to lead a comfortable and healthy life, yoga has influenced many with its enriched skills. As India gears up to celebrate International Yoga Day on June 21, the entire world extends its support with contributing their bit. In a first, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu organised a yoga event at the base camp of Mount Everest to celebrate the fifth International Day of Yoga.
The morning of May 22 was a historic one for India as a courageous young Indian, 27 year-old Sangh Syamsevak Bipin Chaudhari not only conquered Mount Everest but also placed Bhagva Dhwaj along with the National Flag on earth’s highest point.
Crafting a moment where India soars in pride, the security forces leave no stones unturned to protect and make the nation proud. On a similar note scripting history, the Commandos of the premier counter-terror force National Security Guard (NSG), scaled Mount Everest. The achievement becomes special as the Commandos mounted the highest peak in their maiden attempt.
Climbing new heights and achieving what you dreamt for is however a major accomplishment in a way. Likewise, when Mountaineer Sheetal Raj achieved her dream of scaling the highest peak, her happiness knew no bounds. Becoming one of the youngest women, Sheetal Raj scaled the highest peak Mount Everest on May 16.
: India’s mission on ‘Swachh Bharat’ has swayed many places, not only in India but also across the nation. Following footsteps of neighbouring country, Nepal too started its own ‘Everest Clean-up Campaign’. Interestingly, this campaign specially caters the Everest mountain and the Nepalese government’s Department of Tourism announced at least 3,000 kilograms of garbage have been collected from Mt. Everest.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged-in the expedition team to Mt. Everest conducted successfully by National Institute for Mountaineering & Allied Sports (NIMAS), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday in New Delhi. Sitharaman congratulated the team led by Director and Team Leader Col Sarfraz Singh for their remarkable achievement. It is for the first time that any National Institute expedition team has put eight members on the top of Mt.Everest in their maiden attempt.
Standing true to her words, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has worked for the people of the country leaving no stones unturned. In her new list of praises and accolades, 10 stranded Indians have been evacuated from Lukla in Nepal.
The famous dialogue from the film Dangal, ‘Mhari choriyan, choron se kam hai ke?’ has undoubtedly come true. On Wednesday, 16 May 2018, the father-daughter duo saw the rising sun from a place where only a small fraction of us will ever set foot Mount Everest.
Saluting the challenge taken up by BSF Jawans to climb the Mount Everest, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore flagged off the second BSF expedition to Mount Everest.
