The Indian ace will donate his prize money from the Chennai Open tennis tournament for the tsunami victims.
A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale centered on a southern chain of Japanese islands shook buildings in the Tokyo area
More than 60 million people live within 10 metres of sea level at the bay's northern tip and heavily populated towns such as Chittagong, Dhaka and Kolkata could also be affected.
The Association of Accredited Advisors on Overseas Education on Thursday said it will offer scholarships to 100 students who have lost their parents in the December 26 tsunami disaster.
A one-day match pitting the game's best cricketers against the Australia is being mooted to raise funds for the tsunami victims.
British energy firm Cairn Energy on Wednesday said its oil and gas operations in offshore Andhra Pradesh have not been affected by the Tsunami tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake.
The United States coast guard used a cannon to sink a derelict and fuel-laden Japanese vessel that drifted to Alaska after the March 2011 tsunami.
Muttiah Muralitharan said he narrowly missed being hit by the tsunami, and had been in one of the worst affected areas just minutes before it struck.
India has progressed extremely well and probably better than any country near the Indian Ocean in establishing a tsunami warning system, an internationally acclaimed tsunami expert said on Thursday.
The existing urban space is rapidly declining, the quality of life in Indian cities is among the worst in the world.
Scientists believe thrust similar to the one that triggered the Asian tsunami lies less than 50 miles off the northwest coast of America and the entire 500 miles of US coastline is prone to a similar disaster.
Stars not to twinkle in tsunami-hit villages
Maurizio Giuliano, a spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, has described flood-hit Pakistan as going through an experience that was far worse than the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the October 8, 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the January 13, 2010 Haiti earthquake.
India's foreign exchange reserves increased to $604 billion as on December 1, surpassing the $600 billion mark after a gap of about four months. The forex reserves were last above the $600 billion mark on August 11 this year. "India's foreign exchange reserves stood at $604 billion as on December 1, 2023.
Fishing activity came to a standstill as fishermen refrained from venturing into the sea in memory of their kin, who were swallowed by the tsunami.
The sleepy fishing hamlet of Hanumanthaikuppam near Puducherry came alive on Tuesday when former US president and Nobel Laureate Jimmy Carter made a brief visit to a site where houses are being built for tsunami victims.\n\n
The United Kingdom public raised as much as 300 million pounds for victims of the tsunami disaster.
The 2 boys and 4 girls, aged between 11 and 16, had never encountered cameras before being approached by the group to make the documentary, said Bhagyashree Dengle, executive director of the Indian branch of the group.
However, life for tsunami victims in all these countries is far from normal even almost a year after the tragedy, said the survey report released by Fritz Institute, a US-based non-profit organisation.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook wide areas of eastern and north-eastern Japan on Sunday, shaking the ground in Tokyo, agencies have said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. No tsunami warning has been issued yet.
The permanent system, in development, is expected to be operational by July 2006.
While the needs of Tamil Nadu have been assessed at $ 868.3 mn, those for Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Pondicherry have been estimated at $ 72.6 mn, $ 157.7 mn and $ 114.4 mn, respectively.
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman Sea on Thursday but the Met department ruled out tsunami.
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Japan, with its epicentre located some 150 kilometers from the city of Namie in Fukushima prefecture triggering a tsunami alert, RT News reports.
HUDCO has floated a special loan scheme for rehabilitation efforts in the states affected by the devastating tsunami waves, setting aside a fund of Rs 2000 crore (Rs 20 billion) for lending at a rate of 6.5 per cent.
United States President Barack Obama on Friday telephoned Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan to discuss the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan and killed over 360 people, as the Pentagon geared up for a possible relief and rescue operation in affected areas.
The death toll in the earthquake-triggered tsunami that hit Java on Monday has crossed 300.
The state governments and the Centre launched massive relief operations engaging defence forces and aircraft and ships.
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