Author: Source: A&W Magazine

Wingsuit Flying Record in India

An Indian will attempt a High Altitude Wingsuit Flight from an altitude of 20,000 feet and fly as far & as long as possible till he opens his parachute at 4,000 feet.He will use a Hot Air Balloon to reach the altitude of 20,000 feet and DRDO is supporting by provisioning High Altitude survival equipment (Oxygen system) through Defence Bio-Engineering and Electro-Medical
Laboratory (DEBEL).This, first of its kind attempt in India, will establish four new Asian records in Wingsuit Flying1. Longes

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Wild Encounters – Bandhavgarh

When I was invited recently to be a part of the Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart,I had a tough choice to make – to visitany one of  the two famed National parks of the state – Bandhavgarh or Kanha.I finally decided on the former and soon I found myself outside the Park on a chilly morning on the last day of October. In spite of having been on numerous safaris for the last 13 years, tigers had still remained elusive to my sight.The safari I did before this in Madhya Pradesh’s Pench was a no show as far

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Waging war on the poaching trade

Hero dogs skydiving 7,500 ft out of helicopter into danger zones to snare hunters  slaughtering elephants and rhinos in the African bush. Sounds right out of a script from Hollywood, doesn’t it?Conservationists waging war on the multi-million pound poaching trade have employed a new breed of operatives to help them catch poaching criminals.Equipped with goggles, harnesses, muzzles and earmuffs, dogs are being trained to skydive from 7,500ft into danger zones and snare poachers.Giant, Killer, Ve

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