Sri Lanka to establish warning system for n-disasters
June 30th, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Atomic Energy Authority is to set up nuclear disaster early warning system in the naval bases around the island in the wake of increasing ... Read more...
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IAF requests US for 6 more C-130J airlifters
October 28th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) India has asked the United States for another six Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules special operations aircraft under a government-to-government foreign military sales (FMS) deal.
The ... Read more...
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No need to worry about monsoon, assures government
July 21st, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The monsoon was only marginally below average and there was no cause for worry, a top official said Thursday, allaying fears that deficit rainfall would ... Read more...
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Boeing helps prepare space shuttle Discovery’s final payload
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:19 am ICT by BNO News
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- Boeing on Tuesday announced that a group of their engineers and technicians are supporting Space Shuttle Discovery's final mission, in part by processing the shuttle's ... Read more...
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India’s tsunami early warning system one of the best
September 3rd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India's tsunami early warning system is one of the best in the world and, in case of a disaster, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is ready ... Read more...
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FAA proposes penalties against several airlines for violating maintenance procedures, transporting uranium
June 30th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday announced its proposal of $2,476,075 in civil penalties against Trans States Airlines and GoJet Airlines of Bridgeton, Montana for violating ... Read more...
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Car simulator unveiled in Queensland
March 19th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, March 19 (ANI): Queensland's University of Technology has unveiled a new driving simulator that can help reduce the road toll by providing data on how alcohol or sleep deprivation can affect ... Read more...
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Soon, undersea Internet cables to detect tsunamis
January 27th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 27 (ANI): A novel approach may see scientists using undersea internet cables to detect tsunamis.Existing warning systems use pressure sensors on the seafloor to detect the weight of a tsunami ... Read more...
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Earthquake drill off Sumatra creates huge fake tidal wave
October 14th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
ULEE LHEUE, Oct 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Please don’t panic. This is just a drill with a fake tsunami and a fake earthquake too, to see how prepared each country that faces ... Read more...
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Seismic forces may have twisted Italian supervolcano’s innards
October 2nd, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 2 (ANI): Scientists have found that seismic forces have twisted an Italian supervolcano's interiors, giving scientists an unprecedented glimpse deep into the feature's explosive plumbing-and a better shot at ... Read more...
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Last VVIP flight by `Tanjore’
March 31st, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashOnboard Air India One, Mar.31 (ANI): As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh boards the last commercial jet commissioned by Air India for VVIP flights, one can't help but get nostalgic. ... Read more...
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Tornadoes that occur from midnight to dawn are 2.5 times more likely to kill
November 6th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): A new study has determined that tornadoes that occur from midnight to dawn are 2.5 times more likely to prove fatal than twisters in the daytime.
The study, ... Read more...
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New tool detects impending quake 10 hours earlier
July 10th, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 10 (IANS) Seismologists, using ultra sensitive instruments, have detected minute changes that preceded small quakes along California's famed San Andreas fault by as much as 10 hours. If follow-up tests ... Read more...
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No spot in the Mediterranean safe from tsunamis
April 18th, 2008 - 9:22 am ICT by admin
By Ivonne Marschall
Vienna, April 18 (DPA) Countries around the Mediterranean are not prepared to deal with tsunamis occurring in the region, geoscientists have said. Any region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, among them ... Read more...
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Underwater microphones can be used to detect hurricanes
April 11th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 11 (ANI): MIT researchers have found a cost effective way in detecting hurricanes, by placing microphones deep under water to measure wind power as a function of the intensity ... Read more...
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Poverty, inequalities make natural disasters more lethal in S. Asia: Oxfam
April 10th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.10 (ANI): Poverty and inequalities make natural disasters much more lethal in South Asia, a study for Oxfam International has found.
According to the study titled The Rethinking Disasters Report, when ... Read more...
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Lockheed gets $596 mn contract for India-bound military planes
March 29th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 29 (IANS) The US Defence Department has awarded aerospace giant Lockheed Martin a $596 million Air Force contract for work on six Super Hercules C-130J military transport planes ... Read more...
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