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India gears up for Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill

India, along with 23 other countries, is participating in a major Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill on September 9 and 10 that is aimed at testing the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation......

No likelihood of tsunami tidal waves in Indian Ocean

India on Wednesdy said there was no likelihood of tsunami tidal waves being formed anywhere in the Indian Ocean region after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude hit waters off western coast of northern......

Can Navy Counter China In Indian Ocean?

New Delhi's regional partners in restraining a belligerent China -- primarily the US, Japan, Australia and Singapore -- would like the Indian Navy to lock down the Indian Ocean Region, while the......

'A Sea Of Opportunities, An Ocean Of Challenges'

'We have not even used 0.1% of the available resources.' IMAGE: National Institute of Ocean Technology moored data buoys provided critical real-time information of the marine environment during......

8.7 quake rocks Indian Ocean off Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale rocked the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Monday.The US Geological Survey said it is an aftershock of the quake of......

World's most dangerous destinations

The world has always been a dangerous place. From the black plague to avian flu, Attila the Hun to Osama bin-Laden, Mount Vesuvius to the Indian Ocean tsunami--and let's not even mention biological......

Tsunami tides over BPO concerns

No one in the World Economic Forum may admit this. But it seems that the tsunami that hit many countries on the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004 may have influenced in many different ways the......

Tsunami: India's seafood exports to drop by 30%

Observing that India's seafood exports may decline by around 30 per cent as a result of the tsunami, a UN agency said on Friday that the impact of the disaster on the fishing community in the......

Asia can absorb tsunami effect: Report

The countries hit hardest by the devastating tidal wave that lashed the Indian Ocean will experience slower economic growth in 2005, but the effects will not be severe, a new report has said.The......

TCS' tsunami warning system wins award

Tata Consultancy Services said on Friday its Tsunami Early Warning System, developed for the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, has won the Platinum Icon Award for innovative......

Tsunami fund-raising match planned: PCB

A fund-raising match between an Asian XI and a Rest of the World side to help survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami is being considered, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan said on......

FIFA, UEFA to stage charity match

Soccer's world and European governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA, are to organise a "solidarity match" in February to help victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami."FIFA and UEFA, which has also pledged aid......

Pakistan donate match fees

Pakistan's cricket teamdonated 25 percent of their match fees from the Sydney Test match against Australia to aid victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami."The players donation will go to the relief......

Razzaq replaces Shoaib in Asian XI

All-rounder Abdul Razzaq has replaced Pakistan team mate Shoaib Akthar in the Asian XI for Monday's charity game against a Rest of the World XI, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on......

Kumble lucky to be alive

Leg spinner Anil Kumble feels lucky to be alive after narrowly missing the Asian tsunami in December. Twenty-two of the world's best cricketers will clash at Lord's on Tuesday in aid of victims of......