Washington [US], November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has been registered off the coast of the US state of Alaska, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 31 (ANI): The potters of Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur are engaged in making traditional earthen lamps on the occasion of the Diwali festival, as demand increases ahead of the festival.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 30 (ANI): Ahead of Diwali, potters in Amristar in Punjab say they are suffering from financial losses as footfall has not been good for the second consecutive year as business have been affected due to COVID-19.
New York [US], October 30 (ANI): A UN official has called on the international community to reprogramme their allocated money for development aid in Afghanistan as people in the country is facing one of the biggest humanitarian crises on the earth.
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], October 30 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale hit near Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday noon.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 30 (ANI): Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday launched India's first manned ocean mission Samudrayan at Chennai.
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