North pole

DNA: In 1911, when Ronald Amundson reached the South Pole

This segment of DNA brings you information related to today's history.

Dec 14, 2022, 23:38 PM IST

Air India pilot Zoya Agarwal becomes first female to find a place in iconic SFO Aviation Museum for flight over North Pole

The US-based aviation museum was impressed by the achievement of all Air India's women pilots, and thus they offered a place to Captain Zoya Agarwal in their museum, reports ANI.

Aug 20, 2022, 08:28 AM IST

Making India Proud: The daughters of India created history

The daughters of India took the longest journey by flying over the North Pole. Watch the video to know why this history is special.

Jan 11, 2021, 20:40 PM IST

All-women Air India pilot team scripts history by flying over world's longest air route

"It was an exciting experience since it was never done before. It took almost 17 hours to reach here," Shivani Manhas, one of the four pilots, who operated Air India's inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight, told ANI.

Jan 11, 2021, 07:23 AM IST

India's women pilot team is going to create History

Air India's flight captain Zoya Agarwal, will fly on the world's longest air route via North Pole with her female co-pilots for the first time.

Jan 09, 2021, 18:14 PM IST

Air India to fly Delhi-San Francisco over North Pole

The first commercial service will be operated by Captain Ranjeesh Sharma and Captain Digvijay Singh.

Aug 12, 2019, 15:07 PM IST

Arctic heatwave could break records this Christmas

Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this Christmas Eve, in what scientists say is a record-breaking heatwave, a media report said on Saturday.

Dec 24, 2016, 17:14 PM IST

China launches first fully-owned satellite ground station near North Pole

In order to collect satellite data anywhere on the Earth swiftly, China has launched its first fully-owned oversees satellite ground station near North Pole.

Dec 16, 2016, 19:18 PM IST

Russian scientists discover Hitler's secret Nazi military base in Arctic

Russian scientists have discovered a secret Nazi military base which was built on direct orders from German dictator Adolf Hitler located 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole.

Oct 24, 2016, 10:11 AM IST

NASA probe to explore global atmosphere over oceans

The Atmospheric Tomography, or ATom, is the first to survey the atmosphere over the oceans, the US space agency said in a statement.

Jul 08, 2016, 13:43 PM IST

North Pole was once ice-free in summer: Study

They used unique sediment samples from the Lomonosov Ridge -- a large undersea mountain range in the central Arctic, while travelling on board Germany's research icebreaker RV Polarstern in 2014. 

Apr 09, 2016, 20:22 PM IST

25 degrees in December! Where's the Delhi winter?

Get set for the hottest New Year eve in more than 15 years. 

Dec 31, 2015, 11:40 AM IST

Freak heatwave pushes winter North Pole above freezing

Temperatures at the North Pole rose above freezing point Wednesday, 20 degrees Celsius above the mid-winter norm and the latest abnormality in a season of extreme weather events.

Dec 31, 2015, 09:46 AM IST

Two new NASA rockets to study Earth's magnetic field

The US space agency is planning to launch two sounding rockets over Norway this winter to study how particles move in a region near the North Pole where Earth's magnetic field is directly connected to the solar wind.

Nov 25, 2015, 18:37 PM IST

Melting Arctic sea ice affects land eco-systems

 Melting sea ice may have a direct bearing on methane emissions from Arctic tundra, according to a study.

Sep 19, 2015, 17:30 PM IST