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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 ...
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new seismic zonation plan after govt flags construction cost surgeIndia's new earthquake building safety code has been withdrawn.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...
Will Nitish Kumar earn more as a Rajya Sabha MP than being Bihar's CM? Here's how the swap will affect his salaries, powers & perksIn a historic political shift, Nitish Kumar announced his resignation as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Thursday, filing his nomination for...
Japan issues ‘megaquake’ alert after 7.5 shock hits north, injures dozens and triggers tsunami wavesJapan issued a rare "megaquake" alert after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off Aomori, injuring at least 30 people and causing damage. R...
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 ...
Philippines earthquake: At least 20 dead, buildings and roads damaged, people left without power, is there tsunami threat? What do we know so farA powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the central Philippines, killing at least 20 people and injuring 37. The tremor caused wides...
India witnesses renewed spurt in oil and gas exploration: Petroleum Minister PuriPetroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced a surge in India's oil and gas exploration, particularly offshore, driven by opening 'No-Go...
Tsunami watch lifted after three powerful Earthquakes struck Russia within 32 minutes?A series of three earthquakes jolted the area near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky within a 32-minute window on Sunday. The most powerful of the t...
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...
Texas Earthquake: Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude strikes near El Peso, EMSC saysWestern Texas experienced a 5.2 magnitude earthquake. Tremors were felt strongly near El Paso. New Mexico also registered a quake. Authorit...
Private sector investments to get get a boost on pickup in rural demand: RBIRural saving is also on the rise as evident in rising number and outstanding amounts of savings bank accounts, the study said The study not...
7.7-magnitude earthquake in South Pacific causes tsunami"Tsunami confirmed," the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said in a tweet, as it warned of a threat to Lord Howe Island, which is about 550...
Is Delhi ready for 8.5 temblor? Afraid notThe scientific warnings that a high-intensity earthquake is likely to strike the Himalayas in the ‘near future’ have found backing in a new...
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 ...
Entire Himalayan region vulnerable to earthquakesAn NIDM paper on the national disaster risk profile, referring to scientific assessments, warned that very severe earthquakes were likely t...
RIL awaits declaration of commerciality for 2 KG-D6 gas findReliance Industries is awaiting government approval for two gas discoveries it has made in the Krishna Godavari basin deepsea block, the co...
- Reliance Industries Limited loses plea for 50% hike in price of fresh KG-D6 block gas
Reliance Industries has asked for a 50% rise in the price of natural gas produced from new discoveries at its KG-D6 block.