The researchers from CCMB-LaCONES and other reputed science laboratories contended that there is a negative impact of invasive species such as elephants, goats, bullfrogs, mynas, sparrows and African giant snails on native fauna and flora of Andaman Islands
The tremors were felt at 7:06:19 Indian Standard Time (IST). The epicentre of the quake was registered at latitude 9.97 and longitude 93.54 at a depth of 11 km, according to NCS.
The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) tweeted, "Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.8 occurred on 29-07-2023, 00:53:47 IST, Lat: 10.75 & Long: 93.47, Depth: 69 Km, Location: Andaman Islands."
In view of the Cyclone Mocha storm, the weather official suggested fishermen not venture into the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas from May 7.
New Delhi: The Southwest Monsoon advanced into some parts of South Bay of Bengal, most parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the Andaman Sea on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced. This comes a day later than the earlier announcement last week of the Southwest Monsoon reaching the South Andaman Sea on May […]
Portblair: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Southeast of Portblair in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed. According to NCS, the tremors of the earthquake had a depth of 100 kilometres and occurred at around 5.31 am. “Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, occurred on 29-12-2021, 05:31:05 […]