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Sundarbans erosion: NGT seeks long-term protection strategy
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has raised serious concern over the rapid erosion of land in the Sundarbans, especially the shrinking of Ghoramara Island in West Bengal, and has directed authorities to prepare a detailed and long-term protection plan.
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Odisha to hold meeting on Jan 3 to finalise auction details for major, cri
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Odisha government will hold a high-level meeting on January 3, 2025, to finalise the annual auction calendar for major mineral blocks as well as critical and strategic mineral blocks, in line with the Ministry of Mines' directive to bring greater predictability and transparency to the mi
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Afghanistan offers idle mining sites to India; Assocham urges caution on g
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghanistan has offered its long-idle mining sites to India for exploration as part of its efforts to deepen economic engagement and generate local employment, but the Indian industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has responded cautiously, noting that
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Govt has completed 235 projects on critical minerals this year, up nearly
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The government of India has completed 235 projects on critical minerals, which are way high against 2020-21 completion of 65 projects in the country, Shiladitya Sengupta, Deputy Director General PSS:P&M Geological Survey of India told ANI today.
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India must become self-reliant in rare earth elements' production: Preside
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid global challenges, India's self-reliance in the production of Rare Earth Elements (REE) is vital for national security and realising the vision of a developed nation, President Droupadi Murmu said during the National Geoscience Awards 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Urgent need to improve infrastructure, drainage system to save Himachal's
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former director of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), LN Aggarwal, said that the government has to ensure that the geological assessment is done by experts. He said that people should follow technical ways of construction, otherwise the future is "bleak".
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Geological Survey of India hosts national conference to ramp up focus on c
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
As part of the Geological Survey of India's (GSI) 175th Foundation Day celebrations, India's growing urgency to secure critical mineral resources took center stage at a national conference inaugurated in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
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Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes Chile
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Chile's San Antonio province on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Uttarakhand: Heavy rains lash parts of Rudraprayag, landslide alert for Te
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) in Uttarakhand on Sunday issued a high-alert landslide warning for four districts---Tehri, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, and Chamoli districts.
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6.4 magnitude earthquake hits northern Chile
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile on Friday, causing minor infrastructure damage and cutting power to over 20,000 people.
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J-K: Vaishno Devi Shrine Board inks MoU with THDCIL, GSI for pilgrim safet
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tehri Hydro Development Corporation India Limited (THDCIL) and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to enhance pilgrim safety and security during the pilgrimage to the revered Shri
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Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 1,700 as rescuers scramble to find
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rescue efforts are underway in Myanmar after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country, killing at least 1,700 people and leaving widespread destruction in its wake. The quake, which was felt as far away as Bangkok and Chinese provinces, has left many more injured or trapp
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