Japan aims to reduce the projected death toll from a potential Nankai Trough megaquake by 80 per cent and cut structural damage by 50 per c...

A 4.0 earthquake hit Delhi on Monday with no reported damage, underscoring the importance of earthquake preparedness. Tips include taking c...

Since 2011, Syria has endured a bloody conflict that has claimed over half a million lives, displaced several million people and plunged th...

United Nations, India has told the UN General Assembly that it accords high importance to disaster risk reduction issues and is developing ...

"We have to be proactive rather than reactive. What was the situation in the country (earlier) for being proactive and what is the situatio...

The index factors in exposure of population, agriculture and livestock and environmental risk in drawing up the rankings.

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...

The massive earthquake in Sichuan struck at 9:19 PM (local time) last night and the epicentre was monitored at a depth of 20 km, Xinhua rep...

India's estimated economic losses are pegged at around $10 billion annually on account of disasters -almost equal to what the country spend...

The home secretary took stock of the status of preparedness for southwest monsoon with the participating central agencies, states and UTs.

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

ADB pledged $600 million to help Nepal "build back better" after the devastating April 25 earthquake, which had resulted in huge loss of li...

India loses $9.8 bn every year due to multi-hazard disasters as its 58.6% land is prone to earthquake and 8.5% area is vulnerable to cyclon...

Govt today said that India has emerged as a leading nation in disaster response, after having very swiftly directed its rescue efforts in q...

As the dust settles on the debris and the bodies counted, the big question facing geophysicists is whether this is the Big One or is there ...

A top UN official has lauded efforts by authorities in New Delhi for carrying out a mock drill to assess their preparedness in the event of...

The World Bank has agreed to provide $ 900 million financial aid to Pakistan which has been hit by devastating floods affecting 14 million ...