Sagarmatha Current Affairs, GK & News
29 May: International Everest Day observed
The International Everest Day is observed every year on 29 May. The day is celebrated with processions, memorial events, and special events in Kathmandu, Nepal and the Everest region. Background The day is observed every year in memory of the first summit of Mt. Everest on 29 May 1953 undertaken by Sir Edmund Hillary from ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Chomolungma • International Everest Day • Mount Everest • Sagarmatha • Sir Edmund Hillary • Tenzing Norgay Sherpa
Mt Everest Friendship Exercise started between Nepal & China
The 2nd edition of the Nepal-China joint military exercise “Mt Everest Friendship Exercise (or Sagarmatha Friendship-2018” has started at Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwestern Sichuan Province, from September 17. The aim of the 10-day exercise is to share expertise in disaster management and to fight terrorism, among others. This will reduce Nepal’s dependence on ..
Topics: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation • Chengdu • Countries • Foreign relations • Landforms • Mount Everest • Nepal • Sagarmatha