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EARTHQUAKE ALERT UTTARAKHAND
Uttarakhand: Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 strikes ChamoliAn earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale shook Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Sunday. The tremor occurred at a shallow depth of...- Climate change, pollution, construction: multiple whammy to fuel more Sikkim-like disasters, warn scientistsAs Sikkim picks up the pieces following flash floods that saw many thousands being displaced, major infrastructure projects destroyed and s...
- Sikkim: Icy flood that killed 31 in India's northeast had been feared for yearsRescuers are searching for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India's Himalayan north. The flood has kill...
- Nepal quake triggered Sikkim disaster? Scientists to find outScientists are investigating whether the recent earthquake in Nepal caused the south Lhonak lake to burst, leading to a flash flood in the ...
- Summer of discontent: Climate change is crippling tourism in the Himalayan beltWhile increased tourism and infrastructural development is critical, it should not be at the expense of the environment. Recent events in 2...
- Use science to be warned of quakesScientists must be enabled to work in partnerships with other institutions to find more robust EWS. Disaster management should be about esc...
- Uttarakhand: Construction ban in 'sinking' Joshimath as protest continues, nearly 50 families evacuatedThe district administration subsequently put a ban on the construction of Helang bypass by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), work of the...
- 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal, rattles Delhi, NoidaDelhi earthquake: It hit around 2:00 am (2030 GMT) and sent tremors into northern India. The quake reportedly claimed 6 people in the Doti ...
- Uttarakhand CM launches India's first earthquake early warning mobile app developed by IIT-RoorkeeIt is a path-breaking achievement for the institute as it is the country's first application for notifying people about earthquake alerts. ...
- In a first, NDRF trains 160 dogs for disaster responseThe force is training a batch of 162 dogs for their specialised USAR tasks under which the NDRF teams have to sift through mounds of rubble.
- India working on early warning system on quakesExperts say up to a 90-second early warning can be provided if a massive earthquake with an epicentre in Uttarakhand were to hit in the Him...
- Uttarakhand on alert over possible exodus from quake-hit NepalUttarakhand Government has asked the intelligence wing of the state police to keep an eye on possible mass exodus from Nepal to the state.
- 2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
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