The northward compression from the Indian Ocean plate is the result of the Indian plate's collision with the Eurasian plate.

Some 68 major dams in the Himalayan region exploit the enormous hydropower potential of high-altitude lakes and rivers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Ethiopia, east of the capital Addis Ababa, early on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was shallow, at a depth ...

Professor Atalay Ayele is the Director of the Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy at Addis Ababa University.

In the last 75 years, more than 20 earthquakes above 6.0 magnitude have hit the Lhasa block, where lay the epicentre of this week’s quake in southern Tibet. Tuesday’s quake was caused by a northward ...

China has approved a $137,000,000,000 project to build the most powerful hydro dam - but the move has left people concerned.

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area, felt as a quick jolt. No injuries or major damages reported.

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California was hit by a minor 3.7 magnitude earthquake early on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey ...

The AIADMK women’s wing staged a protest in Chennai, demanding justice for the victim in the Anna University sexual assault ...

In the Delhi elections, allegations of cash for votes arise with AAP accusing BJP's Pravesh Varma of distributing money. Varma denies, while Congress backs AAP. The Election Commission is expected to ...

The U.S. dollar rallied on Friday after data showed the world's largest economy created more jobs than expected last month, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will pause its rate ...