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  World's highest polling station in Tashigang gears up for voting with traditional flair | WATCH

  India | May 31, 2024 23:23 IST

  The world's highest polling station, Tashigang, Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti district, is set to welcome 62 voters on Saturday. Situated at an altitude of 15,256 feet, the village and polling booth have been adorned like a bride, reflecting a festive atmosphere and the region's cultural heritage.

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  Indonesia now country with world's highest deforestation rate

  World | July 17, 2014 11:45 IST

  Jakarta: Indonesia has double the deforestation rate in Brazil and has become the largest destroyer of forests housing some of the world's most endangered species.A report, recently published in the Nature Climate Change magazine, revealed

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  World's highest cable-car system opens in Bolivia

  World | May 31, 2014 11:30 IST

  La Paz: Bolivian President Evo Morales has inaugurated the world's highest cable-car system, which began carrying passengers between this capital and the adjacent city of El Alto at an elevation of some 4,000 metres above

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  China opens world's highest civilian airport in Sichuan

  World | September 17, 2013 13:39 IST

  Beijing: China has begun flight operations at the world's highest civilian airport in a bid to boost tourism.At an elevation of 4,411 meters (14,472 feet) above sea level, Daocheng Yading Airport replaces the previous champion,