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Earthquake measuring 7.6 rocks Mexico

An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit Mexico post midnight IST.According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the quake was Guerrero region, located 186 kilometres from......

Another strong quake hits northeast Japan

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off northeast Japan early on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The undersea quake struck at......

Quake triggers doubts about North Korean nuclear test

North Korea appears to have carried out a nuclear test on Tuesday despite a promise from the UN Security Council of "consequences". The US Geological Survey reported a seismic disturbance centred......

7.3 quake rocks Japan; 1 metre high tsunami hits Miyagi

A strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck northeastern Japanon Friday.A 1 metre high tsunami hit Miyagi prefecture soon after. The earthquake occurred at 5:18 pm Japan time......

'India to take up with Pak issue of firing along LoC, IB'

India will take up with Pakistan the issue of unprovoked firing along International Border and Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Secretary R K Singh said on Friday, indicating that......

8 regions that have most oil and gas in the world

The United States Geological Survey published the first report since 2000 summarizing its estimates of total undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources for the rest of the world, excluding the......

World's biggest producers of gold

China became the world's largest producer of gold for the sixth straight year even as it remained the second largest consumer of the yellow metal after India. A total of 171,300 tonnes of......

India, US ink pact on shale gas technology

India has signed an accord with the US for cooperation in shale gas technology that will help the energy-hungry nation exploit its vast unconventional resource, Oil Minister Murli Deora said on......

India to offer shale gas blocks by end of 2011

India will launch its first-ever offer of shale gas areas for exploration by end 2011, even as it targets at least a billion dollar of investment commitments from the ongoing auction of......

Cairn Energy finds oil off Greenland coast

Cairn Energy Plc, the London- listed firm which is selling its Indian operations to Vedanta Resources Plc, said on Monday it has made its first oil discovery off the coast of Greenland.......

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Q. CNN) -- A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean.The quake, which struck about 500 kilometers from Indonesia's Aceh province, had a magnitude of 8.7, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It took place at a depth of 33 kilometers.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it had issued a tsunami watch for the entire Indian Ocean.Banda Aceh was devastated by a tsunami resulting from an earthquake in December 2004.
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Q. US government staged 9/11: Ahmadinejad Do you agree with the statement of Iranian leader?
Lost Soul: A. FACT 1: WTC Building 7 was one of the largest buildings in downtown Manhattan. It was 47 stories tall, about half the height of the Towers, and...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/us-government-staged-911-ahmadinejad------do-you-agree-with-/22532611/answers/18062241

Q. Whats gonna happen to Oil ? Are the deposits in Gulf gonna really dry up one day ? What are the present alternatives available ? What are the alternate sources of future say, solar or nuclear powered energy ? Are these substitutes, cost effective ? And are these substitutes capable to cope with worlds constant growing demands replacing totally, conventional use of crude oil & petroleum products ?\Cockail Raj
SREENIVAS: A. Bahrain was the first gulf country to discover oil in 1931 and since then all gulf countries found that they were sitting on a black gold mine...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/whats-gonna-happen-to-oil--are-the-deposits-in-gulf-gonna-re/18062226/answers/8782767

Q. Chandrayaan discovers water on Moon.NASA also confirms it. A great step indeed in scientific discovery.Congratulations to the scientists.Wish them.
Cocktail : A. The fact is the result is due to efforts of data from three spacecraft that have made close flybys of the moon. Research teams from Brown...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/chandrayaan-discovers-water-on-moon.nasa-also-confirms-it.-a/8716045/answers/15646652

Q. Which city was affected by such powerful earthquake of 8.9 on richter scale?
Radhakrishnan : A. on december 26th2004 ,the earthquake of magnitude 8.9 as measured by the US Geological Survey first struck at 7:59am local time off the coast of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-city-was-affected-by-such-powerful-earthquake-of-8.9-o/15646526/answers/14947377

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Exploration Results Support Deeper Geological Potential at Pershimco's Cerro Quema Project

Pershimco Res Inc. (XE:A0H1EB) Intraday Stock Chart Pershimco Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Pershimco") (TSX VENTURE:PRO)(FRANKFURT:BIZ) is... ...

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Govt takes steps to unlock shale gas reserves

The government is taking steps to unlock the potential of shale gas reserves in India in order to bridge the ever rising demand for energy. The... ...

http://www.constructionupdate.com/News.aspx?nId=diwII7XCFlEa184MWFT3uw==&NewsType=Govt-takes-steps-to-unlock-shale-gas-reserves

James Cameron on the New Age of Exploration and His 11-Kilometer Dive to the Challenger Deep, Part 1

Editor's Note: This article is the first of a two-part Q&A from a roundtable in which James Cameron discussed deep-ocean science with researchers... ...

http://in.news.yahoo.com/deep-thoughts-james-cameron-age-exploration-11-kilometer-103000662.html

Angkor Gold Corp Announces Its Participation in the 2013 Asian Responsible Entrepreneurship Award Program

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ANGKOR GOLD CORP. (TSX-V:ANK) ("ANGKOR") is pleased to announce that it has been nominated for an Asia Responsible... ...

http://www.bizwireexpress.com/showstoryGNW.php?storyid=313038

Disaster risk reduction and schools

The geo climatic zone in which India is located along with the physical, social and economic vulnerability of people living in high risk areas... ...

http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=18470

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Earthquake measuring 7.6 rocks Mexico

Another strong quake hits northeast Japan

Quake triggers doubts about North Korean nuclear test

7.3 quake rocks Japan; 1 metre high tsunami hits Miyagi

'India to take up with Pak issue of firing along LoC, IB'

8 regions that have most oil and gas in the world

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India, US ink pact on shale gas technology

India to offer shale gas blocks by end of 2011

Cairn Energy finds oil off Greenland coast

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