Nepal has officially banned solo expeditions to all mountains above 8,000 meters, every 2 members of a mountaineering team must be accompanied by at least one altitude worker or mountain guide
Cracks have reportedly developed in as many as 561 houses in Joshimath as a result of continued land subsidence in the town, stated the District Disaster Management Department.
There are already existing government-specified norms, quality parameters and regulatory requirements that companies have to meet to get their products certified fit to be marketed. So why is this parallel system of 'certifying' them for one particular community is even continuing?
While Himalaya is forced to get this halal certification to run their business in several countries, this imposition of halal products on non-Muslims has to be resisted in the larger interest of the Indian society