India's only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which had started showing activity in the year 1991 after being dormant for over 150 years has once again started spewing ash,......
A massive earthquake of 8.7 magnitude hit waters off Indonesia triggering tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean nations, including India, reviving memories of the 2004 devastation that had claimed......
The Boxing Day earthquake that some scientists feel may have altered the map of the region could actually not have done so. Dr Stuart Sipkin, Director, World Data Centre for Seismology at the US......
Following is the text of President APJ Abdul Kalam's address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day.My dear Citizens of India,On the eve of the 57th Independence Day, I extend to you my best......
'We plan to add over 100,000 square kilometres every year, to reach an ambitious target of 500,000 square kilometres by 2025.' Photograph: Kind courtesy ONGC In the wake of ONGC discovering what......
State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's bid to sell stake in its deep water and ultra deep water blocks to US-based ConocoPhillips and Shell Corporation has hit a ministry of defence block. The......
US-based ConocoPhillips is in talks with state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation to pick stake in more than one of its ultra-deep-water blocks. A senior executive from ONGC said ConocoPhillips,......
Reliance Industries on Monday bid for six oil and gas exploration blocks while Cairn India submitted offers for two out of the 34 on offer in the 9th round of auction under the New Exploration......
The Narmada dam assured us of power and water for irrigation of our parched lands. The Tehri project did the same, as did numerous other hydel projects. Indeed, in countries like Canada and the......