‘Gurgaon buildings not quake-resistant’
In the wake of a massive earthquake in Nepal that left behind a trail of destruction, experts in Gurgaon are of the view that mandatory audit of buildings should be conducted and existing structures should
In the wake of a massive earthquake in Nepal that left behind a trail of destruction, experts in Gurgaon are of the view that mandatory audit of buildings should be conducted and existing structures should
Houses collapsed in Kyirong county. In this picture, volunteers help with rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed after the earthquake hit Kathmandu. AP Houses collapsed in Kyirong county.
Authorities say a 4.6-magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Romania, and was felt in the capital. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The National Earth Physics Institute director
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Japan and Russia of "bilateral cooperation in disaster management" during bilateral meetings at the 3rd UN World Conference on disaster risk reduction, an official
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck late on Monday off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua and was felt across Central America, killing at least one person, but there were no immediate reports of major
SAN FRANCISCO – Three fault segments running beneath Northern California and its roughly 15 million people are overdue for a major earthquake, including one section that lies near the dams and canals that
For more than two hours on the morning of September 1, a motley group of city councillors, police officers and civil servants in Shimla listened with evident fascination as the former general officer commanding
An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. The earthquake was centred in Ibaraki
Buildings in Tokyo shook Tuesday as a strong quake hit the Kanto region at 12:28 p.m., but there was no immediate risk of a tsunami and no damage was reported. Seismologists said the epicenter was located
An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck China's far western region of Xinjiang on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but in a very remote and sparsely populated area. There were no immediate
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LAHORE : An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted parts of Punjab including Lahore and its suburbs on Wednesday, causing the people to come out of their houses and shops while reciting verses from the
<p>A new climate change mitigation project to promote sustainable biomass energy production and modern bio-energy technologies commenced in Sri Lanka . Read more in this first Monthly Sri Lanka State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. September 2013 Edition is out! Download, Read and Share. Happy reading!</p>
DHAKA : The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide US $800,000 to Bangladesh for strengthening earthquake response and resilience in Bangladesh, reports
An important challenge in geomorphology is the reconciliation of the high fluvial incision rates observed in tectonically active mountain ranges with the long-term preservation of significant mountain-range
The state Cabinet here today gave its approval for the submission of memorandum to the Centre for the grant of special package of Rs 607.77 crore for the rehabilitation of the quake-hit in the Doda region.
Environmentalists say EIL is not qualified to conduct study, want report to be reviewed by an independent experts panel Environmental experts and activists, who have alleged that Engineers India Limited (EIL) is not qualified and accredited as yet to conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Mithivirdi nuclear power plant in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region, have found serious gaps in the EIA report itself in its present form. They have demanded that the EIA presented by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) as submitted by EIL should be reviewed by an independent experts committee.
The 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM 2015), entitled “Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Growth” has