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Day of Reckoning: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry assembly poll results set to redefine India's political journeyWest Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry assembly poll results: Counting day arrives for five states after a heated election. Vo...
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...
From uncertainty to discovery: Union Minister Hardeep Singh highlights India's 'data-first' strategy to unlock offshore energy wealthIn his posts on X, the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, highlighted that India is moving beyond blind explo...
Earthquake mystery: What were the glowing lights in the Turkey sky? Here’s the science behind itFollowing a 4.2-magnitude earthquake in Turkey, unusual floating lights were observed, now being studied as rare 'earthquake lights' (EQL)....
What AI Discovered Under Campi Flegrei Is Raising New QuestionsArtificial intelligence has revealed over 54,000 earthquakes beneath Campi Flegrei, far exceeding previous estimates. This advanced analysi...
Deep Beneath Türkiye, Geologists Mapped a Sinking Slab Reshaping the CrustScientists discovered a dense rock mass sinking into Earth's mantle below central Turkiye. This process, called lithospheric dripping, expl...
A Slow-Motion Earthquake Just Lasted 30 Years: What Scientists Found Beneath JapanGeophysicists have identified slow-slip events, releasing tectonic stress gradually over months or years without causing damage. Japan's Na...
Why the Moon Is Shrinking Faster Than Previously EstimatedOnce thought dormant, the Moon is actively shrinking due to its cooling interior, a process revealing fresh tectonic features and young fau...
What’s Causing Cracks on the Moon’s Surface?Once thought dormant, the Moon is now revealed to be a dynamic world. Cooling and contracting, its crust fractures, creating cliffs and gen...
Can Some Earthquakes Occur With No Surface Damage?Earthquake damage isn't solely determined by magnitude; factors like depth, local geology, and infrastructure resilience play crucial roles...
Myanmar, Bangkok Earthquake: The science behind the 7.7 magnitude tremor & its devastating impactMyanmar has experienced consecutive powerful earthquakes, with the first being a 7.7 magnitude quake and subsequent aftershocks, leading to...
Japan braces for tsunami after powerful quakes: Urgent evacuation advisories issuedJapan issues tsunami warning post 7.6 magnitude quakes hitting Ishikawa, causing collapses and power outages. Urgent evacuations advised as...
Mysterious Marrakech sky: Exploring the riddle of 'Earthquake Lights' & their unexplained appearanceVideos recorded before the recent earthquake in Marrakech, Morocco, showed unidentified lights in the sky, known as earthquake lights, whic...
Micro quakes preventing large-scale event in India but country prepared for any eventuality, say experts"The triple junction on India's western side near the border with Pakistan is continuously releasing stress due to the occurrence of micro-...
Foreshocks, swarms caused recent earthquakes in India, says Geological Survey of India officialDr Sandip Som, the deputy director general of GSI, also said that foreshocks -- mild tremor preceding earthquakes -- or swarm activities --...
Nepal Earthquake: Strong possibility of quake in Central Himalayas; Himachal Pradesh in high strain region, say expertsWhile there is no way to predict an earthquake, sampling seismic data over past 150 years points to possibility of a huge quake over next f...
- Jaitapur nuclear plant site not immune to earthquake: Experts
Two geologists have said that a 6-plus earthquake cannot be ruled out & it could occur within the lifetime of the plant.