Scaling Mount Everest requires the enthusiasm and boosterism of a physical-education teacher combined with the survival instinct of a Green Beret. You have to want that summit. Erik Weihenmayer, 33, wasn’t just…
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India plants 66 million trees in 12 hours as part of record-breaking environmental campaign
Volunteers in India planted more than 66 million trees in just 12 hours in a record-breaking environmental drive. About 1.5 million people were involved in the huge plantation campaign, in which saplings…
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World is getting greener, India and China leading efforts: NASA study
India and China are leading the global greening effort, which is quite contrary to the general perception worldwide, a latest NASA study said, observing that the world is a greener place than…
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Simplicity of Shastriji
Lalbahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of India. He was the personification of simplicity, honesty and nobility. Many incidents in his life inspire us. This is an incident which shows his…
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Nothing is written unless they write it
My all-time favourite film is ‘Lawrence Of Arabia’ and, if I have a favourite scene from the movie, then I guess it is the one of Lawrence’s triumphal return from the Nefud…
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Overcoming the void: How mountaineer Joe Simpson survived the impossible
Discover the incredible true story of mountaineer Joe Simpson’s survival on Siula Grande and the mindset shift that can help you beat impossible odds What does it take to survive when every…
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How to change the world
The ninth week of (US Navy) SEAL training is referred to as Hell Week. It is six days of no sleep, constant physical and mental harassment and one special day at the…
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D-Day
After giving the final order for the D-Day Invasion to begin on June 6, 1944 — after his commanders had rushed out to carry out the order, after the press had been…
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Unexploded bomb squads
In Churchill’s Memoirs of The Second World War, he tells the story of the unexploded bomb squads, or U.X.B squads. During the bombardment of England, the Nazis dropped large numbers of delayed-action bombs.…
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The Gandhi ‘talisman’
Modern history often measures power by material strength, forgetting that the greatest changes are born from quiet moral courage. When we examine the long journey of inspirational lives, we discover that the…