Darjeeling, fondly known as the Queen of the Hills, is a magical escape nestled in the lap of the Eastern Himalayas. Perched at an altitude of over 6,700 feet, this charming hill town in West Bengal ...

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, 16 Oct (IANS) The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute has established Darjeeling's first ever Sewage treatment plant (STP). It is named Swachhata Se Samriddhi and it can ...

The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling collected around 1.8 lakh litres of water through rain harvesting in the past four days underlining the importance of proper planning to ...

Mountaineering is the ideal activity to connect with nature, learn life skills, get fit and de stress. India offers immense opportunity for mountaineering as the country hosts more than 70 per cent of ...

TRAVEL DARJEELING -- A statue of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay striking his iconic summit pose stands next to his cremation site at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling. Credit: John Flinn ...

Gaganyaan astronaut Group Captain Angad Prathap astonishes with his achievement of completing a specialized 56-day mountaineering course in only 10 days at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute ...

A standard medical test is normally the most arduous challenge one needs to tackle to join the Darjeeling Himalayan Mountaineering Institute’s basic training course. Vincent Hiron had to endure ...

The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) is in Darjeeling, West Bengal. It started in 1954 and teaches climbing skills. HMI has beautiful views of the Himalayas. Tap to read more ...

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute has established Darjeeling's first-ever Sewage treatment plant named Swachhata Se Samriddhi which can treat 1,000 litres of wastewater per day, equivalent to 365 ...