Not just Indians, but now even foreign travellers can explore and stay overnight at Ladakh's Hanle village. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a request from the Ladakh tourism department ...

Until recently, Hanle was off-limits to foreign tourists. Only domestic tourists were allowed to visit the high-altitude village which is also home to the Hanle Observatory. From now onwards, both ...

Hanle-Chumar Road opens, unlocking Ladakh’s hidden gems, scenic lakes, and world-class stargazing experiences for travelers. (Representative Image: Canva) The Hanle-Chumar road in Ladakh is now open ...

LEH/JAMMU: The Union Territory of Ladakh gets the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) observatory, the world's highest imaging Cherenkov telescope, located at an altitude of over 4,300 ...

A tourism initiative in India’s first dark sky reserve has brought new hope to a community as employment means they can stay close to their roots and culture The snow-flecked peaks surrounding the ...

BENGALURU: One of Indian Institute of Astrophysics’ (IIA) engineers, Dorje Angchuk, who oversees operations at the astronomical observatory in Hanle, Ladakh, has been named among the 11 honorary ...

Srinivasa Ramanujan was ‘discovered’ twice in the 20th century. The first was when English mathematician G.H. Hardy ‘discovered’ the genius mathematician in 1914; and the second was when Indian ...

Scientists at Raman Research Institute (RRI) have found that the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) at Hanle in Ladakh is the optimal location for beaming quantum signals into space. According to ...