Siachin Glacier

September 20, 2020

Rotor Recap: The Light Utility Helicopter story so far

The need for LUH was felt after the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force sought a platform in the three-tonne class to carry out missions at the high altitudes of Himalayan and Glacier regions, given their strategic importance.

September 02, 2020
Study shows glacial lakes worldwide expanding fast since 1990

Glacial lakes are not stable like the lakes in which most people are used to swimming or boating because they are often dammed by ice or glacial sediment.
December 04, 2019
Four soldiers, including Keralite, killed in avalanches near LoC

An Army post in Tangdhar area of Kupwara district was hit by an avalanche on Tuesday afternoon, trapping at least four soldiers.
November 30, 2019
Avalanche in Southern Siachen: 2 Army personnel killed

Army helicopters too were simultaneously pressed into service to evacuate the avalanche victims.
November 19, 2019
Six including four soldiers killed in Siachen avalanche

Four soldiers and two civilian porters died after they were trapped in an avalanche on the Siachen Glacier's northern sector on Monday.
October 22, 2019
Siachen open to tourists 35 years after Operation Meghdoot

About 35 years after it was closed down for civilians, Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, was on Monday declared open for tourists by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a major decision ahead of the creation of the Union Territory of Ladakh where the region is located.
June 02, 2019
Rajnath to visit Siachen on Monday, meet soldiers

Siachen is a glacier in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas where the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan ends. The army has deployed a brigade in the area where some posts are located at an altitude of 6,400 metres.

Siachin Glacier

Rotor Recap: The Light Utility Helicopter story so far

Study shows glacial lakes worldwide expanding fast since 1990

Four soldiers, including Keralite, killed in avalanches near LoC

Avalanche in Southern Siachen: 2 Army personnel killed

Six including four soldiers killed in Siachen avalanche

Siachen open to tourists 35 years after Operation Meghdoot

Rajnath to visit Siachen on Monday, meet soldiers