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INCOIS to launch three new ocean information services as part of its foundation day celebrations
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (216+ words) Updated - February 08, 2026 06:57 pm IST - HYDERABAD Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) will be launching three new ocean information services: JellyAIIP, SAMUDRA 2.0 Mobile App, and SIVAS along with a…...
Greater Noida residents seek pipeline audit after suspected water contamination
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (240+ words) Residents said they had raised repeated complaints with GNIDA for several months, but alleged that the problem persisted with over 15 locals falling ill in the past several days After over 15 residents of Delta 1 in the Greater Noida area of Gautam…...
Watch: Two men seen dangerously close to erupting Kilauea volcano lava
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (23+ words) Watch: Two men seen dangerously close to erupting Kilauea volcano lava'The Hindu Watch: Two men seen dangerously close to erupting Kilauea volcano lava...
'Extremely exciting': the ice cores that could help save glaciers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (773+ words) Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he hopes will help experts protect the world's disappearing glaciers. The fist-sized sample drilled from a mountaintop is part of…...
Residents of Ennore’s Thazhangkuppam want seawall opening to remain
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (218+ words) Published - December 04, 2025 03:34 pm IST - CHENNAI Residents of Thazhangkuppam in Ennore have urged the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that the opening in the seawall near their village remains open. Rough seas have caused a portion of the Ennore Express Road…...
Science quiz: The natural artists called minerals
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (98+ words) This photo shows various minerals displaying ____________. Fill in the blank with the name of a phenomenon where they absorb UV light and reemit it as visible light. Credit: Hannes Grobe/AWI Science quiz: The natural artists called minerals Premium Published…...
Samples of India's only active mud volcano in Andaman date back to 23 million years: GSI
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (412+ words) Published - October 19, 2025 06:52 pm IST - Port Blair The samples collected from India's only active mud volcano at Baratang in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands belong to the Oligocene age, which was around 23 million years ago, a Geological Survey of India (GSI)…...
Why does the earth’s magnetic field have ‘weak spots’?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (212+ words) Researchers analysed data from the European Space Agency's "Swarm' mission and recently reported that the South Atlantic Anomaly, the region of weakest intensity in the earth's magnetic field, has expanded since 2014. Today, according to the data, it covers about 0.9% more…...
Six killed as another quake strikes southern Philippines
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (583+ words) Updated - October 10, 2025 07:07 pm IST - Mati, Philippines Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday (October 10, 2025), killing at least six people and triggering tsunami warnings. The biggest of the quakes, with a magnitude of 7.4, hit about 20 km (12 miles) off…...
Scientists decode ancient earthquakes using quartz clocks in the earth — Sand Dikes
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (268+ words) Updated - October 10, 2025 05:51 pm IST - HYDERABAD Paleoseismology helps scientists understand how frequently large earthquakes have occurred in the past " especially in regions with incomplete or no historical seismic records. By studying traces of ancient earthquakes preserved in the ground, researchers can…...