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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new seismic zonation plan after govt flags construction cost surgeIndia's new earthquake building safety code has been withdrawn.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...- Quake risk beneath the plains: IIT-Kanpur study flags Liquefaction threat in Kanpur, PrayagrajA 17-year study by IIT-Kanpur warns that parts of Kanpur and Prayagraj face serious damage risk from a strong earthquake due to highly liqu...
- Earthquake-ready Delhi: Sirens, shelters, and a new disaster force on the wayDelhi is accelerating its earthquake preparedness plan, establishing a dedicated State Disaster Management Force (SDMF) to bolster the nati...
- Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 strikes TibetA magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck Tibet on Sunday morning at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the National Center for Seismology. Thi...
- 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...
- Tibet earthquake: Shallow 5.7 magnitude quake jolts region on major geological faultEarthquake in Tibet: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Tibet on May 12, 2025, at a shallow depth of 10km, according to the National Center ...
- California braces for the 'Big One': Seismologists warn of a massive earthquake that could strike at any timeSeismologists are monitoring California's fault lines for the 'Big One,' a major earthquake that could cause widespread destruction. Recent...
- 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 footage shows Turkey's buildings collapsing like pancakes. An expert explains whyThe first quake, near Gaziantep close to the Syrian border, measured 7.8 in magnitude and was felt as far away as the UK. The second occurr...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- Disruption of TV signals, mobiles may help predict earthquakes (Comment)A moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Uttarakhand on the night of February 6. As usual, there was the news rush -- breaking news, special...
- 59% of India vulnerable to moderate to severe quakesThe map has been prepared by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC).
- Carbon fiber noodles could save a building from an earthquakeCarbon fibre is one of the best ways to absorb shockwaves without adding bulk.
- Bihar draws 15-year disaster risk reduction roadmap: NitishBihar is the first state to draw a disaster risk reduction and management roadmap for 15 years to meet the challenges of natural calamities...
- 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.
- NDMA says residential high-rise towers don't conform to earthquake safety standards; comes up with norms on seismic retrofittingThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under the home ministry has come out with norms on seismic retrofitting of deficient buil...
- 144-year-old Municipal office building to be renovatedThe building housed the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry for four years from 1964 before the Assembly was shifted to the present premises...
- 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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