Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raghubir Singh Garia Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 22/04/2025. The matter related to illegal mining of soap stone in village Papon, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The complainant, a resident of the village said that illegal mining of soap stone …
The Association of Exploration Geophysicists has called upon the State Government to take action against Chennai based scholar N Venkatanathan for creating panic among the people by predicting a major earthquake. The Association has also expressed the view that as an earthquake is yet to be predicted, the Government of …
A Chennai-based geologist, whose "prediction' that an earthquake will hit Asom this morning triggered panic here, apologised to the people of the State but said the warning still stands for next three days, reports PTI. On being contacted by PTI in Chennai, N Venkatanathan, a PhD in astro-geo physics, expressed …
Seismologists and geologists here are found to be sceptical towards the prediction made by University of Madras scholar N Venkatanathan that a major earthquake of the magnitude of 7 to 8 on the Richter scale would rock the State tomorrow and it would occur at 8-21 am 15 km southwest …
Without Rubu Bukur, I am completely lost. Two rows of eerily quiet houses snake along both sides of a dusty road. This is Lempia village in the Apatani valley of Arunachal Pradesh. Over the next few days, Bukur will become my interpreter and guide to the valley. But today, my …
A NEW understanding of future earthquakes, especially in South Asia, has emerged from studies of the tremor that caused the devastating December 26, 2004 tsunami in the region. The findings of three studies on the Sumatra-Andaman quake have been published in the latest edition of the journal Science (May 20, …
geologists have discovered an active tectonic fault about 60 kilometres (km) north of Kathmandu in Nepal. The new fault runs 23 km south of the Main Central Thrust (mct), which demarcates the Greater Himalayan ranges in the north from the Lesser Himalayan mountains in the south. Nepal is sandwiched between …
Differences in the structure of the ocean floor off the coast of Sumatra could explain why the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake created a much larger tsunami than a similar magnitude quake the following year, according to a study.
Fifty-eight years after Independence, India's topography is set to be mapped in totality. So far, 45 pc remains to be mapped, but all that is set to change with the new draft National Map Policy being given the green signal by the Cabinet. This, despite last-minute objections from the Defence …
'If the environment is a fad, then it's going to be our last fad," warned Denis Hayes at the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, having given up his own graduate studies at Harvard only months before to organize this historic event."We are building a movement, a movement with …
The biggest mass extinction in Earth history some 251 million years ago was preceded by elevated extinction rates before the main event and was followed by a delayed recovery that lasted for millions of years.New research by two University of Washington scientists suggests that a sharp decline in atmospheric oxygen …
Scientists using a giant atom smasher said they have created a new state of matter -- a hot, dense liquid made out of basic atomic particles -- and said it shows what the early universe looked like for a very, very brief time. For a tiny fraction of a second …
Imagine the planet wired for a nearly continuous readout on its vital signs, shared by all. That's the essence of a White House plan announced. The new "Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System" envisions linking nearly 60 nations within a decade to gather and share information from …
Lucknow-based experts of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have pointed out a detailed study of the underground water characteristics can play a significant role in giving precursory signals of impending earthquakes, even though forecasting of tremors with accuracy still leaves much desired.On the second day of the seminar organised …
The latest big earthquake to strike South-East Asia did not cause a tsunami because the earth must have moved downwards rather than upwards, a British seismologists said. David Booth of the British Geological Survey said he was "very surprised' that Monday's quake had not created a killer wave because it …
The earth may have moved for Melbourne residents last night but experts say they didn't feel a thing. Geoscience Australia, the national body which measures earthquakes, said there was no evidence of an earth tremor in Melbourne, despite radio reports of one this morning. However, they said it was possible …
The most ambitious interplanetary mission ever launched reaches a climax on Friday when a clam-shaped probe plunges towards Titan in a suicidal quest to unlock the mystery of Saturn's biggest moon. If all goes according to plan, the death dive of the European probe Huygens could push back the frontiers …
Pushed by the Indian plate, the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, dubbed "The Roof of the World", is moving northward and eastward at seven to 30 millimeters a year, a Chinese researcher claims. "The plateau is moving because it's being pushed by the Indian plate," said Tan Kai, a researcher with China's Seismological …
