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Stronger earthquake may hit Bangladesh, warn experts as 10 killed in 5.7 tremorIn a tragic turn of events, a recent earthquake in Bangladesh has left ten people dead and caused significant structural damage. Specialist...- Strong tremors shake Kolkata and several West Bengal districts after 5.7-magnitude quake in BangladeshStrong earthquake tremors were felt across West Bengal, including Kolkata, on Friday morning around 10:08 AM. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake st...
- California on high alert? Scientists raise alarm over catastrophic ‘supershear’ earthquakes. What it meansA magnitude 4.3 earthquake jolted the Bay Area early Monday, felt across San Francisco and San Jose, near the Hayward fault. Experts warn C...
- IIT Kanpur launches a new diploma programmeThe D-IIT program has been approved by the Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur at its board meeting and will be offered by the Department of Civ...
- China looks at an Indian to save itself from natural disastersGeophysicist Paramesh Banerjee will be the first Indian to head a Chinese scientific institution though many Indians scientists already wor...
- 95% households in India vulnerable to earthquakes: BMPTCThese colour coded maps which have tehsil level details and convey the location in five different zones of earthquake intensity were releas...
- Eight dead as quake jolts Manipur, Assam; two NDRF units lead rescue operationsAccording to state government, around 200 houses were completely damaged and over 600 partially affected by the disaster.
- Quake impact: Northeast Frontier Railway curtails operations of 56 trainsAccording to an official statement from NFR, engineering department officials inspected the tracks, bridges and other vital installations.
- India working with 27 countries on earthquake early-warning systemThe warning could be the issued some seconds before the earthquake strikes. India is also planning to launch a satellite to track the chang...
- India working on early warning system on quakesExperts say up to a 90-second early warning can be provided if a massive earthquake with an epicentre in Uttarakhand were to hit in the Him...
- Surviving Earthquake: How to get structural safety certificate?It may be a known fact that your building/home is safe to occupy when you have a structural safety certificate.
- Now using waste tyres can minimise quake impact on buildingsThese techniques can be implemented all over the world, especially in Asia, says Hemanta Hazarika, professor in the Department of Civil Eng...
- How IIT-Roorkee's laboratory is working on three earthquake-proof building modelsThe model building does not use cement at all. It's 40% cheaper than a conventional one, and is expected withstand earthquakes of 8.5 magni...
- Earthquake: 59% of India at risk, but our engineers aren’t readyIn the past 25 years, over 25,000 people died in major earthquakes in India and 95% of them were killed due to building collapse.
- Earthquake: Britain's Nepalese community to 'Pray for Nepal''Pray for Nepal', a vigil prayer will be organised by London Universities' Nepali Society, which represents leading universities in the UK.
- Bihar power department personnel ready to visit quake-hit Nepal to bring back damaged linesPersonnel of Bihar power department are now waiting for government's instruction to visit Nepal and help the Himalayan neighbour in bringin...
- Nearest earthquake zone just 100 km from Bengaluru: StudyThe last time Bengaluru suffered an earthquake was on January 29, 2001, whose magnitude was 4.3 on the Richter scale.
- US delivers coolant to quake-hit Japan's N-plantThe US has transported coolant to a Japanese nuclear power plant affected by the massive earthquake, as it quickly moved naval and air asse...
- United States delivers coolant to quake-hit Japan's nuclear plantThe US has transported coolant to a Japanese nuclear power plant affected by the massive earthquake, as it quickly moved naval and air asse...
- More disaster awaits China's quake zone: OfficialAftershocks, avalanches and flooding will likely cause more heavy losses in China's mountainous southwest following last week's devastating...
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