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'Matured boy' GSLV places gen-next INSAT-3DS weather satellite into orbit

Moving ahead on its mission to study the Earth and ocean surfaces, Indian Space Research Orgainsation on Saturday successfully launched its next generation weather observation satellite INSAT-3DS......

False tsunami alert triggers panic at Porvorim in Goa

A siren giving a warning about tsunami erroneously started playing from the Early Warning Dissemination System at Porvorim near Panaji, triggering panic among the local residents, an official said......

Mumbai won't submerge, believe Indian scientists: Govt

There is no threat of Mumbai getting submerged due to possible rise in sea level, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while urging MPs to have belief in Indian scientists and their......

'Volcano' tsunami kills 222 in Indonesia

A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed 222 people and injured 800 more as it slammed without warning into tourist beaches and coastal areas around Indonesia’s SundaStrait on Saturday......

Tsunami strikes Indonesian city after strong earthquake

A strong tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake has hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday. Waves of up to two metres high swept through Palu on Sulawesi island, not long after......

Jugaad An Insult To Indian Innovation?

'When resources are few; when frugality demands repairing a broken thing rather than replacing it with a brand new and expensive option, enterprising commoners in rural and urban India improvise on......

How much is Mother Earth worth?

Pricing can help prioritise the best use of conservation efforts and funding Researchers have assigned financial values to some of Earth’s most important natural resources. In 2012,......

Poor monsoon: Minister tells Rediff: 'No need to panic'

'We are not saying we are going to face a drought... We are a doing and performing government. A contingency plan is being prepared,' Science Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan tells Rediff.com Dr Harsh......

Bengaluru, Chennai join '100 Resilient Cities' network

Image: Check-in counters at Bengaluru International Airport; Photograph: Kind courtesy, Wikimedia Commons Bengaluru and Chennai have joined the 100 Resilient Cities network, dedicated to helping......

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......

Australia brace for trial by spin against Sri Lanka

IMAGE: Australia's triumph in Pakistan earlier this year suggests they know what it takes to succeed in Asia, but their vulnerability against left-arm spin means the world's top-ranked Test team......

Kumble, Harbhajan bowl MCC to victory

Spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh grabbed three wickets each to lift the MCC to a convincing 112-run victory over an International XI in a tsunami appeal one-day match at Lord's on......

Sachin-Warne fund-raising act axed

A fund-raising event involving Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar during the tsunami appeal match on Tuesday has been cancelled because of internet hoaxers.Australian leg spinner Warne was planning......

Lara elects to bowl in tsunami game

International XI captain Brian Lara won the toss and elected to bowl in the tsunami appeal one-day match against the MCC at Lord's in London on Tuesday.India's Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh......

Ganguly to play in tsunami match

Indian captain Sourav Ganguly will be aiming to restore his dented reputation after beingdrafted in as a late replacement for Ramnaresh Sarwan in Tuesday's tsunami appeal one-day match between MCC......

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