Taiwan experienced its most potent earthquake in 25 years, resulting in at least nine fatalities, numerous injuries, and significant infras...

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

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

The company installs dampers – shock absorbers that soak up earthquake energy – inside buildings, both under construction and completed.

The seismic-resistant, fibre-reinforced concrete developed at the University of British Columbia in Canada will see its first real-life app...

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

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...

As 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...

In the past 25 years, over 25,000 people died in major earthquakes in India and 95% of them were killed due to building collapse.

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

After the Latur earthquake, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) started developing reinforced bars like Fe 500, to start with.

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 ...

The use of earthquake resistant steel in construction played a role in preventing large scale damage to buildings in a number of Indian cit...

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

Scientists have discovered a significantly different structural feature in Uttarakhand hills which may lead to a major earthquake.

Top metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata fall under moderate to high risk seismic zones of the country, the National Disaster Man...