Myanmar's military declares a temporary ceasefire to aid relief efforts following a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed ov...

The company announced that the initiative is expected to create 500 direct jobs and 9,000 indirect jobs. As the facility reaches full capac...

To make buildings more resilient to seismic activity, various earthquake-proofing technologies are being used worldwide. These include base...

Indonesia's bureau of meteorology, the BMKG, warned of a danger of landslides, particularly in the event of heavy rain, as 25 aftershocks w...

The high density of population and a large number of high-rises in Gurgaon make the National Capital Region all the more risky.

Seismologists have been expecting a great earthquake for over 500 years now along the 400km faultline under the Himalayas, but are uncertai...

According to government records, there are 31 lakh units in Delhi which are at medium risk of being affected by an earthquake.

The company claims that certified buildings will absorb even an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale and stay operational after th...

After the dust settles on the tragedy, the current Nepal earthquake will provide an opportunity to advance our understanding of earthquake ...

The information and knowledge obtained through the analyses would be helpful in understanding the earthquake dynamics and identify the eart...

The devastating earthquake in Nepal has reignited the debate about earthquake safety in buildings across India, and how they can be made sa...

Experts point out that there is no separate code for high rise buildings.The focus has to shift from cheapest to the best performance.

Safety experts also point out the absence of separate guidelines in India for highrise buildings, which are becoming a common sight in big ...

An NIDM paper on the national disaster risk profile, referring to scientific assessments, warned that very severe earthquakes were likely t...

Justices MB Lokur and R Banumathi gave the directive after hearing a PIL filed by Sandeep Donald Shah, the country head of Miyamoto Interna...

The state government worked on rehabilitation and reconstruction of 3000 houses in the first phase for the displaced victims by 2013.

In a first of its kind in Asia, a Rs 100 crore earthquake-resistant hospital providing advanced treatment in the field of liver and biliary...