New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary Dr M Ravichandran on Friday was assigned additional charge of Secretary of Department of Science and Technology with effect from November 1 as the post will be vacant at the end of this month.
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Thursday night started removing barricades placed at the Tikri, Ghazipur borders where farmers have been protesting against the Centre's three farm laws.
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], October 28 (ANI): Rent-free space to sell earthenware being provided to pottery workers by the Shivamogga Zila Panchayat has helped the women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) selling earthenware in cutting their production cost by half.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 27 (ANI): A Bhubaneswar-based NGO 'Ashayen' is helping underprivileged children especially rag pickers designing earthen lamps to support their education.
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], October 27 (ANI): As Diwali approaches, potters in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas are gearing up to increase production of earthen lamps (diyas) to revive the business that was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic
Diglipur (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], October 27 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale hit the Diglipur area of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Wednesday morning.
Tokyo [Japan], October 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned of another possible major volcanic eruption of Mt Aso in southwestern Japan, where an increase in volcanic earthquakes was observed, local media reported Tuesday.
Manali (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 26 (ANI): An earthquake on magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt in Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday morning.
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Two US-based companies have announced a new low earth orbit space station to be privately built and developed for commercial industrial operations in space, Blue Origin announced in a press release on Monday.
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], October 24 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Kolhapur, Maharashtra, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS) on Sunday.
Taipei [Taiwan], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Yilan County in eastern Taiwan at 1.11 pm on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Moscow [Russia], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has been registered in Russia's Siberian Republic of Tyva, the Altai-Sayan department of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) said on Saturday.