8.8 earthquake triggers tsunami waves off Russia, Japan; alert issued

An 8.8-magnitude undersea earthquake struck early Wednesday off the coast of Russia’s Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, triggering tsunami waves in parts of Russia and Japan, and prompting alerts across......

Operation Brahma: IAF Planes, IN Ships Head For Myanmar

IMAGE: Indian Navy ships INS Karmuk and LCU 52 have sailed for Yangon with 30 tonnes of disaster relief and medical supplies, here and below. Two more Indian Navy ships INS Karmuk and LCU 52 are......

Day 5 of Assam gas leak: ONGC ropes in expert team, 1,500 people affected

Energy major ONGC on Monday said it has deployed the "most experienced" Crisis Management Team to control the leakage of gas, which continued for the fifth day after a blowout at a crude oil well......

Why Kerala Opposes Sand Sea Mining

If as critics point out, the environmental impact assessment study was commissioned only after the auction process got underway with not all the stakeholders getting to know of it, then the......

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......

Why India Is Buying 5 Argentine Lithium Mines

The Centre will invest around Rs 200 crore over five years for the exploration and development of these mines. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.An......

As demand for EV batteries picks up, makers eye lithium reserves

The EV industry is at an inflection point and batteries will play a critical role ahead -- batteries and related components typically constitute 35-45 per cent of an EV's costs. IMAGE: Mahindra's......

Govt raises natural gas price to $5.61/unit

The government on Saturday approved raising natural gas price to $5.61 per mmBtu from November 1 but Reliance Industries will continue to get current $4.2 rate till it makes up for shortfall in......

World Cup diary: Mexicans jubilant over win trigger earthquake sensors

IMAGE: American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie and German tennis great Boris Becker. Becker posted this picture on his Twitter handle writing: 'Had the pleasure of watching the football with this......