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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new seismic zonation plan after govt flags construction cost surgeIndia's new earthquake building safety code has been withdrawn.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...- Signature Global to invest Rs 380 cr on earthquake resistance technologyRealty firm Signature Global will invest Rs 380 crore to adopt advanced earthquake resistance technology in its residential projects. The c...
- Potential Nankai Trough megaquake fatality estimate 300,000, Japan plans to keep it under 60,000, an 80% reductionJapan 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...
- Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?Taiwan experienced its most potent earthquake in 25 years, resulting in at least nine fatalities, numerous injuries, and significant infras...
- How to make your house or building earthquake proof?To make buildings more resilient to seismic activity, various earthquake-proofing technologies are being used worldwide. These include base...
- Earthquake: Know the riskiest and the safest places in DelhiThe high density of population and a large number of high-rises in Gurgaon make the National Capital Region all the more risky.
- Taylor Devices rides on infra wave to push earthquake-resistant devicesThe company installs dampers – shock absorbers that soak up earthquake energy – inside buildings, both under construction and completed.
- New earthquake-resistant concrete to be tested in IndiaThe seismic-resistant, fibre-reinforced concrete developed at the University of British Columbia in Canada will see its first real-life app...
- Here comes certification for earthquake resistant buildings in IndiaThe company claims that certified buildings will absorb even an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale and stay operational after th...
- Are soft storey buildings earthquake safe?Many such type of buildings has open ground storey open which is used for parking. The columns in the ground storey do not have any partiti...
- 50% people don't know if their home is earthquake safeAs per a recent poll by Magicbricks, more than 50 per cent of the people who took the poll were unaware about if their homes are earthquake...
- 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.
- Is your building earthquake proof?The devastating earthquake in Nepal has reignited the debate about earthquake safety in buildings across India, and how they can be made sa...
- Quake-Proof Steel Checks DamageAfter the Latur earthquake, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) started developing reinforced bars like Fe 500, to start with.
- PIL seeks safety norms for high rise construction from govtExperts point out that there is no separate code for high rise buildings.The focus has to shift from cheapest to the best performance.
- Mumbai, Delhi buildings fall short of quake-proof normsSafety experts also point out the absence of separate guidelines in India for highrise buildings, which are becoming a common sight in big ...
- Why majority buildings in India weathered the impact of Nepal earthquakeThe use of earthquake resistant steel in construction played a role in preventing large scale damage to buildings in a number of Indian cit...
- All realty projects must display grading for earthquake resistance: SC to centreJustices MB Lokur and R Banumathi gave the directive after hearing a PIL filed by Sandeep Donald Shah, the country head of Miyamoto Interna...
- Scientists find different structural features in Uttarakhand hillsScientists have discovered a significantly different structural feature in Uttarakhand hills which may lead to a major earthquake.
- 38 Indian cities fall in moderate to high risk seismic zonesTop metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata fall under moderate to high risk seismic zones of the country, the National Disaster Man...
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