GEOLOGICAL STUDY

China's space officials announced that scientists worldwide could apply to study lunar rock samples from the Chang'e 6 mission. Cooperation, however, excludes the U.S. due to the Wolf Amendment, which restricts direct bilateral collaboration with NA...

India and the US have deepened their cooperation on supply chain, semiconductors, and critical minerals during the iCET meeting in New Delhi. They launched a new strategic semiconductor partnership to co-develop processes for precision-guided ammuni...

A new study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that the solar system's passage through a dense interstellar cloud around two million years ago may have triggered multiple Ice Ages on Earth, lasting until about 12,000 years ago. This cloud interf...

Baba Vanga 2024 predictions list has revealed catastrophic earthquake striking the United States. It will be a powerful earthquake, the seer foretold.

The study estimated that 270 million urban residents could be affected, with nearly 70 million experiencing rapid subsidence of 10 millimetres a year or more. The findings are published in the journal 'Science'.

The National Highways Authority of India has signed an agreement with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) for geotechnical consultancy services. GSI will assist NHAI in vetting detailed project reports, provide slope stability studies, and identify...

The findings raise questions about extraterrestrial life, particularly on icy moons, and how their biospheres might evolve with changing conditions.

The CGWB under the Ministry of Jal Shakti conducts regular monitoring and assessment of groundwater quality including ground water contamination of Arsenic and Fluoride. The board has carried out various studies in collaboration with other instituti...

The Silkyara tunnel is part of the Union government’s ambitious Char Dham Mahamarg Pariyojana. It is a highway widening project for almost 900 km in Uttarakhand to provide all-weather connectivity to the Hindu pilgrimage sites of Gangotri, Yamunotri...

Most people learn subjects like chemistry, physics and math in school. Even among those who study science or engineering at an undergraduate level, few take on geological sciences. This has become a blind spot, even among people considered fairly te...

​The around 70 village residents are forced to sleep in the open as they fear their houses may collapse. Moreover, their agricultural land has also been damaged due to fissures, the villagers said. "Cracks were noticed in the periphery of the villag...

An AI-driven tool developed by scientists at The University of Texas was 70% accurate in predicting earthquakes a week in advance during a trial in China. The AI successfully predicted 14 earthquakes within 320 km of their estimated location and at ...

On the basis of submissions made by various central departments, the panel said no study was carried out by Geological Survey of India, ISRO and Department of Science & Technology (DST) to critically analyse the enlargement and origin of glacial lak...

Joshimath's susceptibility to land subsidence because of being located on a foundation of loose sediments coupled with increasing population pressure and multi-storeyed buildings, including hotels, in the town are some of the factors cited in nearly...

A fossilized egg, potentially from a dinosaur, has been discovered in the Jethwai-Gajroop Sagar hills in Jaisalmer, India. The egg, resembling a chicken egg, measures about 1 to 1.5 inches long and weighs around 100 grams. Dr. Narayan Das Inkhiya, t...

Parkachik Glacier is one of the largest glacier in the Suru River valley, which is a part of the Southern Zanskar Ranges, western Himalaya. The Zanskar Range, part of the Himalayas, lies in the union territory of Ladakh.

Anomaly that will be obtained by DMG will be checked by drilling to prove the presence of magnetite-bearing rocks as well as ultramafic rocks which usually host Chromite (Cr), Nickel (Ni), Platinum Group of Elements (PGE) and gold. This will help in...

However, much work remains to build a hydrogen infrastructure and make it an affordable and reliable energy source, they said. This includes developing a way to store hydrogen, which is currently expensive and inefficient. "We found that coal can be...

Climate, tectonics and time combine to create powerful forces that craft the face of our planet. Add the gradual sculpting of the Earth's surface by rivers and what to us seems solid as rock is constantly changing. However, our understanding of this...