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EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AFGHANISTAN
Why is Afghanistan so prone to earthquakes?Afghanistan faces frequent earthquakes. A recent 6.3 magnitude quake killed seven people. The country sits on active tectonic plate boundar...
Multiple earthquakes jolt Myanmar, Tibet, and AfghanistanMyanmar, Tibet and Afghanistan experienced a series of earthquakes between July 17 and 19. Myanmar was hit by three quakes. Tibet was jolte...
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolts AfghanistanAfghanistan has experienced a series of earthquakes in late May 2025, as reported by the National Center for Seismology. The quakes, rangin...
NGRI scientist warns of a possible 'greater earthquake' in UttarakhandDr. N Purnachandra Rao, chief scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute said, “The region referred to as the seismic gap bet...
MCD's disaster management plan to be under Delhi governmentcontrol: CentreThe bench was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Arpit Bhargava questioning how safe were the buildings in Delhi if an earthquake, like that i...
First time: India to host SAARC disaster management exercisesIndia will host a first-ever joint disaster management exercise with SAARC nations later this month to learn best practices and skills in u...
Afghanistan-Pakistan earthquake raises questions of India's preparedness for natural disastersSeismologists have been expecting a great earthquake for over 500 years now along the 400km faultline under the Himalayas, but are uncertai...
India abroad: A year of continuity and changeThe importance given to a 'neighbourhood-first' policy was reflected in Modi's gesture inviting regional leaders to his swearing-in last ye...
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...