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"We are rescuing those 41 men" says Tunneling Expert Arnold Dix as rescue
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
When questioned about the inspection of the tunnel, Dix said, "It is looking good but we have to decide whether it's good or a trap, because it's looking very positive. I have got the best experts for this Himalayan geology here, I'm just one."
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah directs officials to create Single Window system
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
While speaking at the review meeting of the Forests and Mines and Geology departments here on Tuesday, he said that separate meetings of Mines and Geology, Revenue and Forest Department should be held by its Ministers and the officials to resolve the forest clearance and other permissions fr
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NASA picks geology team for first crewed lunar landing mission
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amid the frenzied anticipation in India around its third lunar mission — Chandrayaan-3, American space agency NASA has chosen a geology team that will develop the surface science strategy for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years, the agency informed thro
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UP: Yogi Govt identifies 799 new mining areas for cheap minor minerals
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
With an aim to provide minor minerals to the general public at a cheaper rate and to accelerate industrial growth in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has identified 790 new mining areas spread over different districts of the state, said an official statement from UP
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After Kashmir, lithium reserves found in Rajasthan's Nagaur, official conf
Updated : 3 years ago IST
After Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi, lithium reserves have now been found in the Degana municipality of Rajasthan's Nagaur district, said Dr Arun Vyas, Professor, Department of Geology, Bangur Government P.G. College.
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ISRO chairman, Bhutan's ministers inaugurate Ground-Earth station for Indi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The data from the India-Bhutan satellite will be beneficial for people of Bhutan and it will be used for assessing inland water quality, forest & biomass cover, snow and glacier cover, Bhutan's geology and hydrology, according to Bhutan Embassy in India.
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Salt can play key role in energy transition: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Salt could play a significant role in the energy transition to lower-carbon energy sources, according to a new study sponsored by the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Salt could play key role in energy transition: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A basic element, salt, could play a significant role in the energy transition to lower-carbon energy sources, according to a new study sponsored by the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Rain or earthquake could worsen Joshimath situation, cautions IIT expert
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After conducting an inspection survey of the upstream and downstream region near the Joshimath area, which is affected by landslide and land-subsidence, Prof Rajeev Sinha, team head of Kanpur IIT Geological Research, said the situation in Joshimath could worsen if there is a spell of rain
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Centre constitutes team of experts from seven organisations to study, give
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the wake of the land subsidence incident in Uttarakhand's Joshimath, the Centre on Sunday constituted a team of experts from seven different organisations to study and submit its recommendations.
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Study shows Earth's first known mass extinction event 550 million years ag
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar structures and because such fossils have often been subjected to advanced alteration and metamorphism. Stromatolites, layered organo-sedimen
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Earth's oldest stromatolites and the search for life on Mars
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar structures and because such fossils have often been subjected to advanced alteration and metamorphism. Stromatolites, layered organo-sedimen
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