Tag: earth
6.9-magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province on Friday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said, adding no tsunami alert was issued.....
Humans To Blame For Creation Of Sahara Desert: Study
Challenging a commonly held theory that changes in the Earth's orbit triggered Sahara desertification, a new study suggests that humans may have played an active role in the transition of a lush green landscape into the world's largest hot desert thousands of years ago.....
I-T Searches Yielded Rs 49,247 Crore: Minister
Income Tax Department searches resulted in unearthing undisclosed income and assets worth Rs 49,247 crore in the last four years, Parliament was informed on Friday.....
Indian Museum, Kolkata Hotels Mark Earth Hour
The Indian Museum as also several important office buildings and plush hotels switched off their lights here on Saturday as Kolkata joined the rest of the world in observing Earth Hour.....
6.7 Magnitude Quake Rocks Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit Russias Kamchatka peninsula on Wednesday, the local seismological station said. A tsunami alert was also issued.....
April Fool's Day Comet To Pass Closest To Earth In A Century
This is no joke. A comet, being playfully called the April Fool's Day comet, is set to make its closest approach to Earth in more than a century on Saturday, NASA has said.....
Big Asteroid To Fly Safely Past Earth In Mid-April
A roughly 650-metre near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19, NASA has said.....
India is a land of untouched natural beauty that very much makes it one of the most beautiful and serene places on earth. From the mighty mountains of Kashmir to the breathtaking vista of three oceans combining at Kanyakumari, India is much more than curries and Bollywood.....
Two Quakes Jolt Philippines
Two earthquakes measuring 5.9 and 5.7 on the Richter scale struck Luzon island in the Philippines on Saturday, officials said.....
NASA Delays Balloon Launch Due To Poor Weather
NASA has postponed the third launch attempt of its super pressure balloon (SPB) from Wanaka, New Zealand, on Monday due to poor weather at ground and surface levels.....
