Uttar Pradesh has struck riches in the rugged badlands of Bundelkhand. Geologists have found mines of diamond, platinum and gold raising hopes that the region could one day turn into the proverbial El Dorado thereby alleviate the plight of the locals ravaged by drought for years.

If a scientist of Indian School of Mines (ISM) here is successful in his mission, disaster managers will be able to predict earthquakes and thus mitigate their impact.

The 7-magnitude shallow-depth earthquake of January 12, which had its epicentre about 15 kilometres southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

On an average, the North East was rocked by an earthquake every 10 days in 2009 as statistics pointed to increasing seismic activity in the region.

Records with the Central Seismological Observatory in Shillong said 34

Seismic activity increasing in NE

Kalyan Ray, New Delhi, Jan 10, DHNS:

India continues to sink within itself, creating a mega self-pull in the process that has put the mighty Himalayas under severe duress, triggering earthquakes.