India’s seismic risk assessment has undergone a major revision with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) unveiling a new ...

India has released a new earthquake map. The entire Himalayan region is now in the highest risk zone. Over 60% of India faces ...

The new map significantly reshapes India’s assessment of earthquake exposure, revealing that 61% of the country now falls ...

The update significantly alters the country’s understanding of earthquake hazards, showing that 61 per cent of India is now ...

The revised framework significantly reshapes the country’s understanding of earthquake exposure, showing that 61 per cent of ...

Himalayas have been placed under the ‘highest-risk danger zone’ by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as it unveiled a ...

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake originating near Dhaka, Bangladesh, caused noticeable tremors across Kolkata and Northeast India.

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 ...

India's Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released an updated seismic zonation map, categorizing the entire Himalayan arc as a high-risk Zone VI.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near Narsingdi, close to the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, on Friday, with tremors felt in ...

India has released a new seismic zonation map under the 2025 Earthquake Design Code, placing the entire Himalayan arc in the ...