The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?Iran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: Where oil, war and the internet collideIran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Carlsberg RidgeA magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Carlsberg Ridge on August 17, 2025. The National Center for Seismology reported the quake's shallow d...
17 Aug, 2025, 06.58 AM IST
Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula 8.8 earthquake joins the list of most powerful tremblors, here’s the list of world’s strongest tremorsAn 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a tsunami warning across the Pacific. The quak...
30 Jul, 2025, 09.39 AM IST
Nubian: The world's newest continent may be formed as Africa could split into two; here are the countries that form the new continentA shocking development has just emerged out and has come to light that a brand new continent might end up forming pretty soon as Africa is ...
25 Jan, 2025, 04.03 AM IST
What causes earthquakes? A geologist explains where they're most common and whyEarthquakes accompany both subduction and rifting. In fact, that is how the plate boundaries were first discovered. In the 1950s, when a gl...
16 Oct, 2023, 10.31 AM IST
What caused Morocco's earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explainsThe recent earthquake, which was caused by a geological phenomenon known as a "reverse fault," suggests that stress from the plates pushing...
12 Sep, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to helpAn earthquake in Morocco has caused widespread destruction and casualties. The epicenter was in Al Haouz province, a rural region known for...
11 Sep, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Morocco earthquake leaves at least 2,000 dead; damages historic landmarks and topples buildingsA powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck Morocco, resulting in the deaths of over 2,000 people. The quake caused widespread dev...
10 Sep, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Morocco Earthquake death toll surpasses 1,000; Where did the 6.8-magnitude earthquake strike in the country?Morocco's state TV channel Al Aoula, citing the interior ministry, has reported that the death toll from the earthquake in Morocco now stan...
09 Sep, 2023, 10.02 PM IST
Disaster by the bay: Six worst natural catastrophes of 21st centuryTexas was hit by the Great Galveston Hurricane on September 8, 1900, leaving about 12,000 dead. It remains the deadliest natural disaster i...
02 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
We expect to get back to 6% to 8% volume growth target: K Natarajan, Galaxy SurfactantsWe do not foresee any great impact on volumes, but we need to probably wait for a month or so before we start talking to our customers and ...
16 Feb, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Past earthquakes may help predict future quake damageResearchers have used innovative methods to examine the ground around Mbeya in Tanzania where a large earthquake occurred some 25,000 years...
17 Jun, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
World Food Programme boosts operations to Ebola-hit W.AfricaWe know how to do conflict, we know how to do earthquakes and we know how to do tsunamis. This is like a tsunami that is already at its peak
29 Aug, 2014, 07.17 AM IST
South African Indians raising funds for relief efforts in UttarakhandIndian community in South Africa has launched a fund raising drive to contribute to the relief efforts in Uttarakhand.
08 Jul, 2013, 12.42 PM IST
- Sikkim earthquake: Army rescue team makes it to Dzonghu in north Sikkim
Twenty para-jumpers from the army's special force from Assam's Jorhat were flown into Sikkim to reach areas inaccessible since the earthqua...
24 Sep, 2011, 06.00 AM IST
- Japan disaster can trigger sharp swings in oil prices
Indian refiners and LNG importers face volatile prices as the earthquake and the tsunami that ravaged parts of Japan, and fears of unrest i...
12 Mar, 2011, 03.26 AM IST