Some 100,000 hectares of land could emerge from the Bay of Bengal as about 7 billion tonnes of silt fall into it each year from China and India, says Environment and Forests Minister Anwar Hossain

At least 96 panic-struck persons sustained injuries following the earthquake of moderate intensity that had hit Odisha on Wednesday evening.

The 5.8-magnitude quake with epicentre in the Bay of Bengal, around 275 km southeast of Paradip grabbed the attention of scientists and made them take up a fresh investigation into the reactivation

The State came under yet another spell of scorching heat wave conditions on Tuesday with 17 cities and towns recording temperature above 40 degrees Celsius and sunstroke death toll rising to 20.

Hyderabad: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Delhi, Ranchi, Vizag, Chennai and parts of eastern and northern India.

Mild tremors were felt in eastern parts of Madhya Pradesh including Jabalpur and Mandla on Wednesday night as earthquake struck in Bay of Bengal about 400 km south of Kolkata.

The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology's (IITM) first experimental real-time monsoon forecast for this year predicts delayed monsoon advancement over the country .

Vadodara: Former vice-chancellor of M S University (MSU) Anil Kane has bagged the World Wing Energy Award 2014 that recognizes his contributions as one of the pioneers of wind power in India, Asia and worldwide.

The board of the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) had decided to confer the award on Kane on the occasion of the 13th World Wind Energy Conference 2014 in Shanghai. Kane received the award on Tuesday.

Decision Can Lead To Coastal Constructions

In what could set a precedent for construction along bays that are like open sea fronts, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has given the go-ahead for a slum redevelopment scheme close to the Mahim Bay. The MCZMA took the decision after the Bombay high court directed it to form an opinion on the matter.