KOLKATA, 22 APRIL: Tsunami devastated their lives eight years ago, but they are yet to get compensation announced by the Centre.

SHAKEN, NOT SHATTERED: Waves Of Panic Hit East Coast

A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean on Wednesday after a large earthquake hit waters off Indonesia, sending residents pouring from their homes in panic.

‘Sequence and timing of tremors a pointer'

Even as the government is going all out to pacify the people affected by the tremors experienced in parts of Idukki district last Friday, a section of earth scientists feel that the increased seismic activity in the area can be attributed to the reservoir of the Idukki arch dam.

Both Countries Have Announced Oil Exploration Plans In Other’s Waters
New Delhi: The oceans are the new theatre of India-China competition, but one with possible security implications.

Port Blair: Traditional healing techniques, using indigenous medicinal plants, practiced efficiently for hundreds of years by some of India

Pune: The southwest monsoon has not kept its date with the Andamans yet but the Met department maintains that is no cause for concern.

Increased frequency of earthquakes in the Sumatra–Andaman region in the past 10 years reflects time clustering of earthquakes and does not necessarily imply low recurrence interval of earthquake in the region.

In the wake of the massive tsunami devastating Japan, the Environment Ministry is mulling to make its norms more stringent by giving approval to only those new or expansion projects, particularly in coastal areas, which promise sufficient safeguards during such disasters.

The Ministry has asked its four Expert Appraisal Committees (EAC) relating to industry, infrastructure, thermal power and nu

THE Indian Coast Guard has apprehended 12 more Myanmarese poachers from Andaman Sea on Saturday night.

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