6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet region near Nepal, at least 126 reported deadNepal Earthquake: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocked the Tibet region near the Nepal border, causing at least 126 fatalit...
07 Jan, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
No natural earthquake recorded in Wayanad, adjoining areas in Kerala: National Seismology CentreNational Centre for Seismology (NCS), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) on Saturday confirmed that there is no natural earthquake recorded ...
10 Aug, 2024, 02.08 PM IST
Swift Quake: Taylor Swift's Eras concert in Seattle caused seismic activity equivalent to a magnitude 2.3 earthquakeSwift's popularity and influence have made her concerts a seismic event, comparable to other notable performances recorded by seismometers....
29 Jul, 2023, 09.06 PM IST
France counts cost after rare earthquake hits westIn Laigne, "135 buildings were affected by the earthquake overall" and "170 people need to be relocated", said local fire service chief Did...
17 Jun, 2023, 08.07 PM IST
Govt plans to establish 100 observatories to expand seismological networkHe said the National Seismological Network has a detection capability down to magnitude 3.0 earthquake for most parts of the country.
16 Mar, 2023, 06.21 PM IST
NCS conducting geophysical and geological surveys to study earthquakes in Delhi-NCR: MoESDelhi experienced four small earthquakes during April - August 2020, with the first event of magnitude 3.5 on April 12 in the northeastern ...
05 Jan, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
China looks at an Indian to save itself from natural disastersGeophysicist Paramesh Banerjee will be the first Indian to head a Chinese scientific institution though many Indians scientists already wor...
09 Jul, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
ISRO working on design of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle: GovtThe small launch vehicle is likely to reduce the cost for launching satellites in the competitive space technology market. W
03 Jan, 2018, 11.05 PM IST
India to get 31 new quake observatories by next yearAt present, there is no scientific technique available to predict the occurrence of earthquakes with reasonable degree of accuracy with reg...
17 Apr, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
New software helps detect illicit nuclear weapon testsWhen North Korea conducted its recent nuclear weapon test, the blast had been detected by a global seismic sensing network operated by the ...
01 Feb, 2016, 04.54 PM IST
Tremors felt in Delhi, parts of North IndiaA moderate intensity earthquake, with epicentre in Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, tonight shook Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and other parts...
26 Dec, 2015, 02.20 AM IST
Nepal earthquake: How defunct seismological instruments could make India payThe instruments were supposed to collect data for analysis by seismologists on the motion of the earth’s tectonic plates, which leads to ea...
30 Apr, 2015, 08.53 AM IST
- Strong earthquake jolts northwestern China
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale late on Sunday jolted the Wuqia county in the northwestern Chinese province of Xinji...
06 Oct, 2008, 12.47 AM IST
- India, UK to initiate new scientific project
India and Britain have agreed to set up a 16-million pound joint corpus for strengthening cooperation in the area of science and technology.
07 Jul, 2006, 09.10 PM IST