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Uttarakhand: Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 strikes ChamoliAn earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale shook Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Sunday. The tremor occurred at a shallow depth of...- Uttarkashi is only the latest warning: The reasons behind Uttarakhand’s vulnerability to disastersA devastating cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Harsil Valley triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least four. This disaster highligh...
- Delhi has survived nearly 500 tremors in 30 years but a specialist has a 8.0 magnitude warning for national capitalDelhi Earthquakes: The recent 4.0 magnitude tremor in Delhi-NCR highlights the potential threat of a major earthquake in the Himalayas, wit...
- Delhi temblor due to regional geological variation, not plate tectonic: ScientistA 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Delhi's Dhaula Kuan early Monday, with a shallow focal depth of 5 km causing loud sounds and strong ...
- Char Dham Yatra made easy through Char Dham Rail ProjectThe construction of major bridges in Uttarakhand has made the Char Dham Yatra safer and easier. These bridges connect important towns in th...
- Summer of discontent: Climate change is crippling tourism in the Himalayan beltWhile increased tourism and infrastructural development is critical, it should not be at the expense of the environment. Recent events in 2...
- Centre asks agencies to follow all environmental safeguards in the road, highway projects within 100 km of IB, LoCThe standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the Union Environment ministry on February 6 stresses on mandatory disaster management pla...
- Subsidence-hit area in Joshimath 15 km away from NTPC project: Government"Joshimath lies on an ancient landslide. This landslide zone extends up to big nala near Parsari in the east, in the west up to north-west ...
- Joshimath grave reminder environment being destroyed to extent irreversible: ExpertsCracks have appeared in hundreds of houses of Joshimath, the gateway to some renowned pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib. Ch...
- Joshimath: Health checkups and medical facilities provided to affected peopleApart from the relief camps and dry ration kits, medical teams are also conducting door-to-door health check-ups of the people and providin...
- Joshimath: PIL in Delhi HC, seeks direction to constitute high power committee under chairmanship of retd Justice of HCThe Joshimath, also known as Jyotirmath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at...
- Uttarakhand: Construction ban in 'sinking' Joshimath as protest continues, nearly 50 families evacuatedThe district administration subsequently put a ban on the construction of Helang bypass by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), work of the...
- Are frequent tremors in Uttarakhand indicative of a big quake?Yes, according to a top disaster official, who adds that a major earthquake "is long overdue in the central seismic gap of the Himalayan fr...
- Parts of Himalayan region vulnerable to major quakesParts of the Indian Himalayan region are facing the risk of major earthquakes in the future, according to a study conducted by city-based N...
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