The light show
A satellite tracks outbound electrons from the Earth's poles to understand the northern lights
Rocking the Himalayas
Indian seismic experts are in a tizzy over predictions of an imminent gigantic earthquake in the central Himalayas
Science and Engineering Research Board awards national post-doctoral fellowships to 301 researchers
These fellowships supports young budding researchers to establish themselves as independent scientists
Treasure down under
The discovery of mineral deposits on the sea bed off the Andamans could signal a treasure hunt for precious metals
Charred to extinction
Methane reserves set the air ablaze and roasted alive several species, including the dinosaurs
‘Ocean thermal energy conversion plant coming up in Lakshadweep’
The plant will power the one lakh litre per day low temperature thermal desalination plant, which converts seawater into potable water
New studies reveal insights about Earth’s mysterious mantle
Mantle makes up the largest part of Earth; there’s still a lot we don’t know about it
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A new cyclone prediction model will indicate the severity of a cyclone at least 12 hours in advance
Earth sciences ministry’s revised budget estimate reduced by 22%, multiple delays cited as reasons
Ministry cited delays in procuring high-power computing devices, constructing a National Centre for Seismology building & acquiring land to …
Earth sciences ministry made progress but has been ‘sluggish’ on a few counts: Parliamentary report
Ministry has had a few misses in establishing District Agro-meteorological Field Units, which are responsible for preparing and disseminating agro-…
Study gains new insights into a fundamental question in geology
Indian tectonic plate dragged a considerable amount of Kerguelen plume material for more than 2,000 km underneath the Indian lithosphere, it finds&…
No COVID-19 vaccine before 2021, Centre puts out then deletes
Sentence in question inadvertently included: PIB official; Things are contextual, says author of original article
Delhi gets high-end radar for storm detection
C-band Doppler radar can identify type of precipitation and determine intensity of winds, useful for detecting storms
Hot Spotting
Geophysicists work out a new way to find the Earth's hidden heat sources
Old as the mountains
The child gives oceans a fever
The El Nino of 1997 affected sea surface temperatures over the Indian Ocean
Heat over ice
Science shatters myth
Life in the deep sea
Antarctica's violent past
The biggest icy continent was rocked by a huge volcanic eruption
Precious metals unearthed
Future forecasts
‘Missing element’ in earth's core identified; scientists say it is silicon
The third element at the Earth's core has baffled scientists until now
Bacteria in glaciers
The lost world
A continent rose thrice above the Indian Ocean, only to disappear beneath the waves each time