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Gravity signals may play a crucial role in early identification of the occurrence of earthquakes. (Photo: PTI/ File)

6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

The epicentre was 133 km northwest of the city of Kupang on Timor island, the European-Mediterranean Seismological...

17 Jun 2019 2:23 PM IST

He walks backwards with the help of a headpiece built with plastic pipes, fixed with a rear-view mirror which allows him to walk backwards. (Photo: Screengrab/Metro TV)

Man walks 800 km backwards in protest against deforestation: Indonesia

According to Bastoni, walking backwards is a metaphor for looking back at the past, and he wanted to pay homage to the...

30 July 2019 6:41 PM IST

Parliaments approval was met by loud applause as the tearful mother of three who was in the chamber covered her face with her hands before kissing the ground. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesian woman jailed for reporting harassment from boss, pardoned

President Joko Widodo had granted an amnesty to Baiq Nuril Maknun after she had exhausted all other legal avenues in the...

25 July 2019 6:04 PM IST

The truck is an electric vehicle built from lightweight composite materials.

Indonesia aims to start electric vehicle production in 2022

Companies such as Toyota Motor Corp and Hyundai have expressed interest in building EV plants in Indonesia.

19 July 2019 6:46 PM IST

At least 18 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesias Sumatra Island. (Representational Image)

Major 7.3 quake hits off eastern Indonesia: USGS

The province was also hit by a 6.9-magnitude tremor last week but no extensive damage was reported.

14 July 2019 3:51 PM IST

Indonesias geophysics agency issued a tsunami warning for coastal communities nearby, where residents were advised to stay away from the coast.

Indonesia lifted tsunami alert after strong quake

Hasyim Yusuf, the head of the Ternate disaster mitigation agency, said there were no reports of fatalities.

8 July 2019 1:00 PM IST

Jakarta is one of the worlds most densely populated cities, home to more than 10 million people and three times that number when counting those who live in surrounding towns. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesian President plans to move its capital to Borneo island

President Widodo said it was urgent that relocation plans commence, although capital would not physically begin to be...

26 Aug 2019 3:14 PM IST

Decades of uncontrolled and excessive depletion of groundwater reserves, rising sea-levels, and increasingly volatile weather patterns mean swathes of it have already started to disappear. (Photo: AP)

Find out where Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta

Environmental experts warned that one third of it could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue.

17 Aug 2019 10:43 AM IST

Gravity signals may play a crucial role in early identification of the occurrence of earthquakes. (Photo: PTI/ File)

Tsunami warning after 7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

There were no immediate reports of casualties, but strong tremors were felt in Jakarta prompting people to run out of...

2 Aug 2019 6:59 PM IST

European cities celebrated LGBTQ pride on Saturday with colorful parades. (Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez)

11 flogged in Indonesia for breaking Islamic law, indulging in...

Aceh is the only region in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country that imposes Islamic law.

1 Aug 2019 7:05 PM IST

Mysterios deep-sea creatures dont signal arrival of earthquakes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Indonesia quake death toll rises to 23: official

Among the confirmed dead was an infant, with many killed by falling debris in and around quake-struck Ambon city.

27 Sept 2019 1:04 PM IST

The expanded earthquake catalog reveals previously undetected foreshocks that precede major earthquakes as well as the evolution of swarms of earthquakes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Strong 6.5 magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia: USGS

Last year, a 7.5-magnitude quake and a subsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi island left more than 4,300 people dead or...

26 Sept 2019 10:24 AM IST