PIB Major Achievements during the year 2022 Six Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) have been commissioned at Chennai, Leh, Ayanagar (Delhi), Mumbai, Surkanda Devi (Uttarakhand) & Banihal Top (J&K) in 2022, taking the total number of DWRs to 35. The annual average cyclone track forecast errors in 2021 have been 60 km, 93 km and 164
Take Costa Rica by bike
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After a year of being restricted to small journeys, start thinking big: like traversing a continent. In helpfully slender Costa Rica, it’s possible to cross from Pacific coast to Caribbean entirely under your own steam in less than two weeks by means of trekking, cycling in the jungly highlands, a wild two-day raft down a whitewater river and one day of kayaking to the sea. Expect to encounter indigenous communities and abundant wildlife en route.
A 12-day small-group Costa Rica Traverse costs from £2,240pp excluding flights; Jan-May, Sept-Dec 2021 (0800 0744 135; worldexpeditions.co.uk).
Master a massif
ed war wounded amputees to reach the north pole, they say the major challenges of the north pole expedition was the cold trekking through temperatures of minus 45, worrying how prosthetics would hold up in such temperatures and the constant fear of frost bite, and now having conquered the north pole they have a new team of wounded veterans who have set their sights of climbing mount everest. each will be challenging in its own way. life goes on, you know, you ve got to push onward, which i think having been out here in new york for the last two days, you have the tragic events, but life goes on. we know prince harry is also involved in this charity, isn t he? reporter: princ harry is a big supporter of the charity, he even joined part of the north pole expedition. last night they held an event on the intrepid.