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New Zealand court orders millions in fines, compensation for 2019 deadly v
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A New Zealand district court on Friday ordered tour operators and the company that owns the New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people, to pay a fine of USD 1.6 million (NZ$2.6 million) and to pay compensation of USD 6.2 million (NZ$10.2 million), CNN reported.
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India sends USD 1million relief assistance to Papua New Guinea
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The relief consignment worth USD 1 million was airlifted to the capital of West New Britain, Kimbe, from the Papua New Guinea capital, Port Moresby, for distribution within the West New Britain province.
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 jolts Indonesia's Irian Jaya
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Irian Jaya late at night on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology reported.
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India sends special charter flight for Papua New Guinea with relief suppli
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In continuation of India's commitment to providing relief to the people of Papua New Guinea affected by the volcanic eruption, a special charter flight, loaded with supplies, took off from New Delhi on Thursday.
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Why does PM Modi not exhibit concern for our farmers: Karnataka CM
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a post on X, the Karnataka CM posted some media reports citing USD 1 million aid to Papua New Guinea after a volcanic eruption and a USD 250 million Line of Credit for Kenya to upgrade its agriculture by India and questioned the Centre why the Kannadigas do not deserve a response from the
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India announces USD 1 million immediate relief assistance to Papua New Gui
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As volcanic eruption hits Papua New Guinea, India announces USD 1 million for immediate relief assistance to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Papua New Guinea.
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Iceland evacuates people amid volcanic threat, declares state of emergency
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Nearly 800 quakes were recorded between midnight and 2 p.m. on Friday, with the shallowest at a depth of 3-3.5 kilometres (1.86-2.18 miles), according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
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Research reveals climate change will increase impact of volcanic eruptions
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Since Pompeii was destroyed in 79 AD, volcanic disasters have been investigated, giving the public the impression that scientists now know why, where, when, and how long volcanoes will erupt. These fundamental issues, according to volcanologist and head of PSU's Digital City Testbed Centre J
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Iron-rich rocks reveal fresh information about Earth's planetary history:
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Banded iron formations, sedimentary rocks that may have caused some of the biggest volcanic eruptions in Earth's history, contain visually spectacular layers of burned orange, yellow, silver, brown, and blue-tinged black, according to a new Rice University study.
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Newly formed craters located on Mars hold clues about atmosphere and inter
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): An international team of researchers with NASA's InSight mission located four new craters created by impacts on the arssurface of M. Using data from a seismometer and visuals acquired from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the team successfully calculated
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Study: Explosive volcanic eruption produced rare mineral on Mars
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Planetary scientists have an answer to a mystery that's puzzled the Mars research community since NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a mineral called tridymite in Gale Crater.
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Computers can detect chemical blasts, volcanic eruptions by artificial exp
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Alaska [US], July 23 (ANI): A new study has found that computers can be trained to better detect distant nuclear detonations, chemical blasts and volcano eruptions by learning from artificial explosion signals.
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