1+ week, 1+ day ago  (328+ words) Jakarta, May 17 (IANS)Dukono volcano in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted on Sunday, spewing grey ash up to 5, 000 metres above its peak, the country's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said. The 1, 087-metre volcano is currently at the second-highest…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (333+ words) Manila, May 3 (IANS) Thousands of people are being evacuated from the area south of Manila after the Mayon Volcano erupted on Sunday, the Philippines government news agency reported." The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has issued an advisory for…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (270+ words) New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that the Geological Survey of India (GSI) will step up exploration efforts for critical and strategic minerals by taking up about 300 projects in 2026-27." GSI has also formulated…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (372+ words) Tokyo, Dec 9 (IANS) At least 30 people were injured after a powerful 7. 5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, triggering tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 70 centimetres along the Pacific coast, local media reported on Tuesday, quoting the government." The Japan Meteorological…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) Tokyo, Aug 10 (IANS) A powerful eruption occurred at Shinmoedake volcano in Japan's Kirishima mountain range around 5: 23 a. m. local time on Sunday, sending an ash plume soaring more than 3, 000 meters above the crater, local media reported. The volcano, located on the border…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (329+ words) Vladivostok, Aug 4 (IANS) The simultaneous activity of six volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is a highly unusual phenomenon, which scientists are calling a parade of eruptions, reported Russia's state-owned TASS news agency." "According to our data, the last time such…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (277+ words) Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) A 5. 1-magnitude earthquake jolted various regions of Pakistan early Sunday morning, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and adjoining areas, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC)." Tremors were reportedly felt in the twin cities of Islamabad…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (338+ words) Jakarta, Aug 2 (IANS) Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted twice between Friday night and early Saturday, sending ash columns as high as 18, 000 metres into the sky, according to local authorities. The Centre for Volcanology and Geological…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (298+ words) Moscow, July 30 (IANS)The massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula earlier in the day highlighted the region's preparedness to tackle such high level emergency situations, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said in Moscow on…...