Chuck that plastic for a bamboo sipper
The campaign for reusable straws can look at this innovation from the Andamans If things go according to plan, you could be sipping your drink using a bamboo straw by next year. A scientist from the
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Tsunami relief seekers warned of rumours
KOLKATA, 22 APRIL: Tsunami devastated their lives eight years ago, but they are yet to get compensation announced by the Centre. And now the administration tells the 321 tsunami-hit families of South Andaman
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8.6 Magnitude Quake In Aceh Triggers Tsunami Fears
SHAKEN, NOT SHATTERED: Waves Of Panic Hit East Coast Chennai/Kolkata: Waves of panic swept through India’s eastern coast on Wednesday afternoon as cities were rocked by tremors and repeated alerts of
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Tsunami watch in Indian Ocean after massive Indonesia quake
A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean on Wednesday after a large earthquake hit waters off Indonesia, sending residents pouring from their homes in panic. Tremors were felt in
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Call for studies on reservoir-induced seismicity in Idukki
‘Sequence and timing of tremors a pointer' Even as the government is going all out to pacify the people affected by the tremors experienced in parts of Idukki district last Friday, a section of earth scientists feel that the increased seismic activity in the area can be attributed to the reservoir of the Idukki arch dam.
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India, China square off for sea fight
Both Countries Have Announced Oil Exploration Plans In Other’s Waters New Delhi: The oceans are the new theatre of India-China competition, but one with possible security implications. Soon after
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ICMR to get patents for healing techniques of Andaman tribals
Port Blair: Traditional healing techniques, using indigenous medicinal plants, practiced efficiently for hundreds of years by some of India
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Monsoon delayed in Andamans
Pune: The southwest monsoon has not kept its date with the Andamans yet but the Met department maintains that is no cause for concern.
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Time clustering of earthquakes in the SumatraAndaman and Himalayan regions
<p>Increased frequency of earthquakes in the Sumatra–Andaman region in the past 10 years reflects time clustering of earthquakes and does not necessarily imply low recurrence interval of earthquake in the region.
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Panel on anvil to review disasters in coastal areas
In the wake of the massive tsunami devastating Japan, the Environment Ministry is mulling to make its norms more stringent by giving approval to only those new or expansion projects, particularly in coastal areas, which promise sufficient safeguards during such disasters. The Ministry has asked its four Expert Appraisal Committees (EAC) relating to industry, infrastructure, thermal power and nu
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12 Myanmarese poachers arrested in Andamans
THE Indian Coast Guard has apprehended 12 more Myanmarese poachers from Andaman Sea on Saturday night.