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- 100 new seismic observatories planned to be setup across country: MOES secretaryThe Ministry of Earth Sciences is gearing up to deploy 100 additional seismological observatories nationwide, with four designated each for...
Forget the Moon’s south pole: 4 other lunar sites could help humans build a base and prepare for Mars, new report suggestsThe southernmost region of the Moon has emerged as a crucial focus for contemporary lunar exploration, particularly in the quest for water ...- Mild tremor shakes Vijayapura in KarnatakaVijayapura district in Karnataka experienced a mild earthquake on Tuesday morning. The tremor measured 2.9 on the Richter scale. Its epicen...
- Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again: Lava shoots 330 feet into the sky, tourists rush to witness fiery spectacleHawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted once again, shooting lava 330 feet into the sky and drawing crowds to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park....
- 350 earthquakes in five months! Will volcano Mount St. Helens erupt again after 44 years?The USGS has said that the short-term increase in earthquake rates is common at Mount St. Helens and is considered part of background seism...
- Aditya-L1 - India's maiden solar mission - all set to be launched at 11:50 todayIndia is preparing to launch its first solar mission, the Aditya L1, which will study the sun and its impact on space weather. The mission ...
- 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.
- Increased earthquake activity in 2 Alaska volcanoes may indicate eruption, alert issuedThe activation of alerts suggests that the occurrence of earthquakes at two volcanoes in Alaska may indicate the possibility of an eruption.
- India to add 100 more earthquake observatories by 2026: Jitendra Singh"India is going to have 35 more earthquake observatories by the end of this year and 100 more such observatories in the next five years," t...
- Feeling more quakes in NCR recently? It’s just the quiet during lockdownIndia has installed more quake-detection equipment, which can capture small seismic activity that went undetected earlier. Reports of tremo...
- COVID-19 lockdowns didn't make Earth shake less, but improved quake detection, scientists saySeismic noise is a relatively persistent vibration of the ground that is usually an unwanted component of signals recorded by seismometers,...
- 29 Indian cities highly vulnerable to earthquakes; check if your city is in the listA majority of these places are in the Himalayas, one of the most seismically active regions in the world. These cities have a combined popu...
- New way to predict earthquakes foundScientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, have discovered a way to forecast earthquakes based on slow fault movements caused by movin...
- Shillong gets state of the art research centre to generate model for earthquake predictionsThe government has set up a state of the art institution — Shillong Geophysical Research Centre (SGRC) — to study seismic processes and gen...
- NGRI scientists to study Nepal earthquakeThe information and knowledge obtained through the analyses would be helpful in understanding the earthquake dynamics and identify the eart...
- Mild earthquake in Guntur and Prakasam districtThe quake was felt for around 5 seconds. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property.
- Geological Survey of India to take over earthquake management from Indian Meteorological DepartmentThe GSI will now take over the work of seismic hazard risk mapping work at micro-level from Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for 30 m...
- India steps up R&D to monitor earthquake precursors: IMDIndia is stepping up its research capapilties to pick up early signals of an impending earthquake by setting up an network of observatories.
- Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits North EastThere have been no reports of any damage or injury after the quake.
- Ash from volcanic eruption in Mount Merapi may hit Indian regionSeismic activity in Indonesia's Mount Merapi may cause a major volcanic eruption, with ash from it hitting the Indian region similar to wha...
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