7.0 magnitude quake rocks Tokyo, no tsunami warning

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit a wide area in eastern and northeastern Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings in Tokyo and jolting the nation still recovering from last year's quake-tsunami......

India develops tsunami-warning system

India has developed its own tsunami warning system, barely three years after it was caught off guard when the sea waves spawned by a massive earthquake wreaked havoc along its southern coastline.......

Initial phase of Tsunami Warning System soon

The initial phase of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System will be launched during the June 21-30 session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Assembly in......

Tsunami warning system by September 2007

A number of Indian organisations are working on a warning system that officials say will predict a tsunami within 10 minutes. The target is to put the system in place within the next two years. The......

Poor monsoon: Minister tells Rediff: 'No need to panic'

'We are not saying we are going to face a drought... We are a doing and performing government. A contingency plan is being prepared,' Science Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan tells Rediff.com Dr Harsh......

Strong investment key to recovery, says Montek

Expressing concerns over slowdown in industrial growth, the Planning Commission today said strong investment performance and improvement in infrastructure are key to recovery. "Slowing down (of......

Uniting against a tsunami

But for the tsunami, the four Sumatrans whom an Indian coast guard vessel rescued near Great Nicobar's Campbell Bay would have been arrested and thrown into jail. The wrath of wind and wave had......

India to grow 7-7.5% in 2005-07

India is likely to post an impressive growth of 7.2 per cent this year and 7.3 per cent next year despite an overall slowdown in Asia-Pacific region due to adverse effects of tsunami and oil price......