The "Great Himalayan Earthquake" refers to a hypothetical, massive seismic event that could occur along the Main Himalayan ...
Most of Bhavani Thekkada’s competitors grew up on skis. She grew up on a coffee farm — in southern India. So as a ...
The Himalayas and Kathmandu may lure all the tourists, but Nepal's Terai lowlands are teeming with wildlife, national parks ...
In a landmark shift with direct implications for Jammu & Kashmir, the Union Territory has been placed in India’s newly ...
Almost all of India’s Himalayan arc has now been placed in the newly created Zone VI, the highest seismic-hazard category.
In the newly revised seismic map of India, the entire Himalayan region has been placed in highest risk zone. The Himalayan ...
The revised framework significantly reshapes the country’s understanding of earthquake exposure, showing that 61 per cent of ...
India has introduced a revised seismic zonation map under the updated Earthquake Design Code from the Bureau of Indian Standards. Notably, the entire Himalayan arc is now classified in the newly ...
Himalayas have been placed under the ‘highest-risk danger zone’ by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as it unveiled a ...
India’s new seismic map elevates the Himalayas to the highest earthquake risk zone, signaling urgent infrastructure updates and disaster preparedness across vulnerable areas ...
The overhaul marks one of the most consequential updates to India’s hazard assessment in decades, showing that 61% of the nation is now classified in moderate to high seismic zones ...