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India will ensure zero casualty during heat waves: Amit ShahHome Minister Amit Shah revealed a plan to eliminate heat wave deaths in India in the coming years. The focus is on proactive disaster mana...- Road ministry to prioritise slope stabilisationRoad safety in hilly regions is set to improve. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will now focus on stabilizing slopes before bui...
- 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 ...
- Can Some Earthquakes Occur With No Surface Damage?Earthquake damage isn't solely determined by magnitude; factors like depth, local geology, and infrastructure resilience play crucial roles...
- India unveils new seismic map, puts entire Himalayan Arc in highest-risk zoneIndia has released a new seismic map. The entire Himalayan region is now in the highest risk Zone VI. This update means 61% of India faces ...
- 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...
- Japan earthquakes prediction: What are new Baba Vanga's predictions that is making the world jitteryBaba Vanga Prediction: Japan anticipates a major earthquake and tsunami. Ryo Tatsuki's forecast for July 5, 2025, sparks widespread concern...
- 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...
- Taiwan simulates response to large scale disasters, Chinese threatsTaiwan President Lai Ching-te led civil defence drills to enhance societal resilience against large-scale disasters, under the newly formed...
- Climate change led to $850 billion global infrastructure loss, says CDRI reportA report by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) states that climate change has caused an annual average global loss ...
- India's G20 presidency: Three-day meet on disaster management to be held in Gujarat from March 30While the first meeting on 'Environment and Climate Sustainability' will take place between March 27 and 29 in Gandhinagar, this second mee...
- India's Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure annual meet to scale up potential solutions for resilient worldThe theme of the conference is Delivering Resilient and Inclusive Infrastructure: Pathways for Risk-Informed Systems, Practices and Investm...
- Govt plans to establish 100 observatories to expand seismological networkHe said the National Seismological Network has a detection capability down to magnitude 3.0 earthquake for most parts of the country.
- Need proactive approach, tech interventions to minimize damage from natural disasters: PM Modi"We have to be proactive rather than reactive. What was the situation in the country (earlier) for being proactive and what is the situatio...
- Micro quakes preventing large-scale event in India but country prepared for any eventuality, say experts"The triple junction on India's western side near the border with Pakistan is continuously releasing stress due to the occurrence of micro-...
- India to add 100 more earthquake observatories by 2026: Jitendra Singh"India is going to have 35 more earthquake observatories by the end of this year and 100 more such observatories in the next five years," t...
- India taking lead role to bolster cooperation among South Asian nations to reduce disasters: MoS MEAHe also said the Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) formed last year will conduct country-specific and global activities...
- Are frequent tremors in Uttarakhand indicative of a big quake?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...
- India offers to host quake rescue exercise with SCO nationsSingh said when the search and rescue teams engage in a joint exercise, they not only build a common understanding of internationally recog...
- Disaster Recovery & BCP - Challenges & Best PracticesOrganisations around the globe have been driven by innovation and efficiency as the two basic tenets of survival and growth. Every investme...
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