Beating the Heat: India’s data centre dream and the 50°C reality in its pathIndia's digital economy is expanding rapidly. However, extreme heat is straining its data centers. Rising temperatures increase cooling nee...
22 May, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Govt awarded 172 oil & gas blocks in 10 years, but negligible output brings policy and execution into focusIndia's ambitious oil and gas policy has failed to boost domestic production. Despite billions invested and extensive exploration, only one...
02 May, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 strikes PakistanPakistan experienced a magnitude 4.6 earthquake on Saturday. This follows similar seismic activity on Friday and Thursday. The region is hi...
28 Mar, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Quake code: It's about getting the safety-cost balance rightIndia has reverted to the 2016 seismic code after withdrawing IS 1893 (2025), sparking debate over earthquake safety. While the 2025 draft ...
14 Mar, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
BIS scraps new seismic zonation plan after govt flags construction cost surgeIndia's new earthquake building safety code has been withdrawn. The Bureau of Indian Standards reversed its decision after the Cabinet Secr...
07 Mar, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Kolkata earthquake: Why Eastern India felt short but strong tremors, what caused it, and which regions fall in high-risk zoneEarthquake Kolkata: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake originating near Dhaka, Bangladesh, caused noticeable tremors across Kolkata and Northeast I...
21 Nov, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
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...
18 Feb, 2025, 12.05 PM IST
Why Delhi is sitting on a seismic timebomb with Haridwar and Moradabad connectionA 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Delhi-NCR early Monday, marking the first significant seismic activity directly within Delhi in 295 years...
17 Feb, 2025, 11.26 AM IST
As earthquake jolts Delhi-NCR, here's why the national capital experiences frequent tremorsDelhi Earthquake Tremors: A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Delhi-NCR early on Monday with no reported damage or injuries. Situated in Seis...
17 Feb, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
Foreshocks, swarms caused recent earthquakes in India, says Geological Survey of India officialDr Sandip Som, the deputy director general of GSI, also said that foreshocks -- mild tremor preceding earthquakes -- or swarm activities --...
04 Oct, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Medium-intensity earthquake in Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh also borders Myanmar and Bhutan. USGS estimated there was a "low likelihood" of casualties and damage from the quake.
24 Apr, 2019, 11.55 AM IST
29 Indian cities highly vulnerable to earthquakes; check if your city is in the listA majority of these places are in the Himalayas, one of the most seismically active regions in the world. These cities have a combined popu...
30 Jul, 2017, 02.40 PM IST
Take up 'microzonation' of cities in high seismic zones: Parliamentary panelThe recommendation also assumes significance in light of the large-scale casualty witnessed in the Nepal quake, with close to 8,000 people ...
10 May, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
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.
27 Apr, 2015, 11.26 AM IST
Over 670 dams in high-intensity seismic zonesGujarat tops the list with 444 such dams/ reservoirs that fall under zone IV and V, followed by Maharashtra, which has 170 such water bodie...
16 Jul, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
- Delhi among 30 cities at high risk of earthquake: Govt
Delhi is among thirty important cities in the country that fall into high risk seismic zone while Srinagar is among places at very high ris...
08 Sep, 2011, 01.14 AM IST
- Narora Atomic plant can withstand quakes: NPCIL
With Japan's deadly quake raising questions over safety of nuclear reactors worldwide, the state-run nuclear operator today allayed any fea...
17 Mar, 2011, 02.44 PM IST