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India gears up for Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill

India, along with 23 other countries, is participating in a major Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill on September 9 and 10 that is aimed at testing the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation......

No likelihood of tsunami tidal waves in Indian Ocean

India on Wednesdy said there was no likelihood of tsunami tidal waves being formed anywhere in the Indian Ocean region after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude hit waters off western coast of northern......

8.7 quake rocks Indian Ocean off Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale rocked the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Monday.The US Geological Survey said it is an aftershock of the quake of......

Can Navy Counter China In Indian Ocean?

New Delhi's regional partners in restraining a belligerent China -- primarily the US, Japan, Australia and Singapore -- would like the Indian Navy to lock down the Indian Ocean Region, while the......

Major quake may hit Indian Ocean

If experts are to be believed, India has reasons to worry. They say the country should not be surprised if a major earthquake hits the Indian Ocean region in near future. Seismologists draw......

Bengaluru, Chennai join '100 Resilient Cities' network

Image: Check-in counters at Bengaluru International Airport; Photograph: Kind courtesy, Wikimedia Commons Bengaluru and Chennai have joined the 100 Resilient Cities network, dedicated to helping......

India gets biggest share of water aid

Despite New Delhi's self-reliant public stance, India receives almost twice as much development assistance for water and sanitation as any other country, according to data from the Organisation for......

Jugaad An Insult To Indian Innovation?

'When resources are few; when frugality demands repairing a broken thing rather than replacing it with a brand new and expensive option, enterprising commoners in rural and urban India improvise on......

TCS' tsunami warning system wins award

Tata Consultancy Services said on Friday its Tsunami Early Warning System, developed for the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, has won the Platinum Icon Award for innovative......

Tsunami: India's seafood exports to drop by 30%

Observing that India's seafood exports may decline by around 30 per cent as a result of the tsunami, a UN agency said on Friday that the impact of the disaster on the fishing community in the......

Tsunami fund-raising match planned: PCB

A fund-raising match between an Asian XI and a Rest of the World side to help survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami is being considered, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan said on......

Australia brace for trial by spin against Sri Lanka

IMAGE: Australia's triumph in Pakistan earlier this year suggests they know what it takes to succeed in Asia, but their vulnerability against left-arm spin means the world's top-ranked Test team......

Lara's ton steers WI to victory

West Indies captain Brian Lara stroked an unbeaten 116 to lead his side to a four-wicket win over Australia A in their limited-overs warm-up match in Hobart on Saturday.The stylish left hander......

FIFA, UEFA to stage charity match

Soccer's world and European governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA, are to organise a "solidarity match" in February to help victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami."FIFA and UEFA, which has also pledged aid......

Razzaq replaces Shoaib in Asian XI

All-rounder Abdul Razzaq has replaced Pakistan team mate Shoaib Akthar in the Asian XI for Monday's charity game against a Rest of the World XI, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on......

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