59 pc of India's land mass prone to earthquakes; Kolkata high rises risky

Feb 09, 2023

According to experts, Kolkata which is in Seismic Zone 4, is not on the radar of major earthquake tremors, but being adjacent to zone...

Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude jolts Myanmar

Oct 02, 2023

The earthquake occurred at 7:59 pm on Monday. According to NCS, the depth of earthquake was registered at 120 Kilometers.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 jolts Indonesia's Jakarta

Apr 27, 2024

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 9:59 pm. The epicentre of the earthquake was located at Latitude 7.13 and Longitude 107.76, at...

Telangana: Conviction rate increased from 50 pc last year to 61 pc this year in Rachakonda

Dec 27, 2023

Rachakonda Commissioner G Sudheer Babu addressed a press conference and released the annual report of the Rachokonda Commissionerate for the year 2023 today stating...

New technology for retrofitting non-earthquake-resistant buildings can prevent damage in old settlements

Oct 26, 2022

The technology called semi-confined unreinforced brick masonry (SC-URBM) can resolve the problem of spread of settlements in earthquake-prone areas with constructions that have been...

Gilgit-Baltistan activist praises J&K elections, criticises Pakistan's role in PoJK

Sep 19, 2024

In an interview with ANI in Geneva, Sering emphasised the growing interest among locals, pointing to a turnout of nearly 59 percent during the...