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India approves US$17 billion defense upgrade amidst rising China tensions

Blitz 06 Sep 2024
New Delhi has expressed deep concerns about China’s strategic moves in the region, particularly its infrastructure upgrades and enhanced military presence in the Himalayas, where the two nations have been locked in a border standoff since 2020.
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NGT seeks affidavit on action taken over encroachment at Assam’s reserve forests

Hindustan Times 23 Aug 2024
He pointed out the government’s construction activities and illegal encroachments. SRWS, which is spread over 220 sq km on the Himalaya foothills near Assam’s border with Arunachal Pradesh, is home to ...
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The WCH Royal Summit in Las Vegas shone brightly with a remarkable showcase of achievements, ...

GetNews 21 Aug 2024
Video Link. ... An Opulent Assembly ... Panelists ... H.E ... Hector Sarinana, an entrepreneur and construction consultant with nearly two decades of support for We Care for Humanity. WCH Himalaya Peace Awards - The prestigious Himalaya Peace Award was presented to..
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A new Kashmir rail bridge that could be a game-changer for India

RNZ 15 Aug 2024
The construction of the Chenab bridge was approved in 2003, but faced delays and missed deadlines because of the region's treacherous topography, safety concerns and court cases ... of construction.
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India-China Military Tensions Persist Even as Their Trade Surges

Voa News 31 Jul 2024
“The ground reality is that the Chinese are focusing on building infrastructure in the Himalayas to enhance their conventional deterrence capabilities. They are building roads, bridges and other military-related construction.
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Wayanad landslides: 36 dead, scores injured; bridge collapse hampers rescue ops

Hindustan Times 30 Jul 2024
Rescuers in Wayanad district. (PTI) ... Many people were feared to have been washed away in the Chaliyar river ... In an interview with HT in 2021, Gadgil warned mindless construction in the Western Ghats and the Himalayas were worsening climate disasters.
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Shankaracharya visits Matoshree, says Uddhav was betrayed

Hindustan Times 16 Jul 2024
The Shankaracharya also opposed the construction of Kedarnath temple in Delhi and termed it as a mockery of belief ... Kedar is in the Himalayas, so why do they want to bring it down to Delhi? It’s a mockery.
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Priests hold protest against plan for Kedarnath temple in Delhi

Hindustan Times 14 Jul 2024
... the government was encouraging the construction of a temple in name of Kedarnath and conspiring against the Char Dham Yatra in the Garhwal Himalayas by undermining the sanctity of the ancient shrines.
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Nepal eyes farm-use monorail for hydraulic plant construction

Asahi News 11 Jul 2024
The farm-use monorail system is being eyed for use in the construction of hydraulic power plants in the Himalayas. In Nepal, where nearly 80 percent of the land is mountainous, construction and farming ...
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​Main forum for the Global Digital Economy Conference 2024 opens in Beijing

China.dot.org 04 Jul 2024
Over the past three years, the construction of "digital bridges" across the Himalayas has become a firm consensus between Beijing and the capital city of Xizang Autonomous Region, Lhasa.
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NGT seeks Assam govt’s reply after schools, tea gardens found inside forest land

Hindustan Times 09 May 2024
In an order passed last week, the NGT has asked the chief secretary of Assam to file an affidavit giving details of officers who permitted such extensive construction in gross violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
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