'Ocean of energy' found in Andaman: What the new gas discovery means? Can it reduce India's import dependence?Andaman oil discovery news: Oil India has confirmed the discovery of natural gas in an exploratory well in the Andaman Sea, marking a signi...
06 Jun, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Beating the Heat: India’s data centre dream and the 50°C reality in its pathIndia's digital economy is expanding rapidly. However, extreme heat is straining its data centers. Rising temperatures increase cooling nee...
22 May, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Govt awarded 172 oil & gas blocks in 10 years, but negligible output brings policy and execution into focusIndia's ambitious oil and gas policy has failed to boost domestic production. Despite billions invested and extensive exploration, only one...
02 May, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
French Word of the Day: ExigeantExigeant, a French term permeating English luxury and professional circles, defines a standard of uncompromising excellence. This explorati...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
Lessons from Hormuz crisis: Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal shares how India can break the 88% crude dependency cycleRecent Strait of Hormuz tensions reveal India's deep dependence on imported oil. Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal stresses India is under-expl...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
BIS scraps new seismic zonation plan after govt flags construction cost surgeIndia's new earthquake building safety code has been withdrawn. The Bureau of Indian Standards reversed its decision after the Cabinet Secr...
07 Mar, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Scientists Link Mysterious Seismic Waves to Earth’s Deepest Mantle TextureNew research reveals that the sudden speed-up of seismic waves in Earth's deep D″ layer is caused by the texture of minerals, not just thei...
06 Feb, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
Alaska issued tsunami advisory after 7.8 magnitude Russian earthquake as California and Hawaii monitor threatAlaska receives tsunami advisory following magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Russia's eastern coast, September 18. National Weather Service warn...
19 Sep, 2025, 03.52 AM IST
Taiwan hit by strong 5.5-magnitude earthquakeA magnitude-5.5 earthquake originating in eastern Hualien shook Taiwan's capital on Monday evening, according to the Central Weather Admini...
22 Apr, 2024, 03.35 PM IST
Proposed change to forest law will boost oil explorationIndia's hydrocarbon exploration could be boosted by a proposal to amend the forest conservation law.The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bil...
16 May, 2023, 01.04 AM IST
Area under hydrocarbon exploration expected to double by 2020, says DGHThe first licensing round under the new Open Acreage Licensing Policy expanded exploration acreage to 150,000 sq km last year from 90,000 s...
29 Jan, 2019, 07.23 AM IST
New earthquake-resistant concrete to be tested in IndiaThe seismic-resistant, fibre-reinforced concrete developed at the University of British Columbia in Canada will see its first real-life app...
30 Oct, 2017, 03.13 PM IST
- Disruption of TV signals, mobiles may help predict earthquakes (Comment)
A moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Uttarakhand on the night of February 6. As usual, there was the news rush -- breaking news, special...
10 Feb, 2017, 09.52 AM IST
Is planet Earth on 'quake mode' again? Experts watch closelyExperts find it difficult to draw a quick conclusion as predicting the quakes more accurately in time and space still remains a task for th...
17 Apr, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
- India steps up R&D to monitor earthquake precursors: IMD
India is stepping up its research capapilties to pick up early signals of an impending earthquake by setting up an network of observatories.
20 Sep, 2011, 04.42 PM IST
- No rethink on Jaitapur N-plant
The prime minister had assured Parliament on Monday that the country's nuclear power reactors were safe.
16 Mar, 2011, 01.28 AM IST
- Green signal on, Cairn-ONGC JV begins work in Gujarat
The Cairn India-ONGC JV has initiated exploration in its Gujarat-Saurashtra basin block.
11 Feb, 2010, 05.16 AM IST