District collector Saurabh Rao on Tuesday told the authorities concerned to prepare a disaster management plan for 24 villages located in the landslide-prone areas in Pune district.

The Nepal government on Monday asked hundreds of foreign rescue workers to leave the quake-hit country as immediate relief has already been provided and the remaining tasks will be carried out by i

The death toll from Nepal's devastating earthquake rose steadily past 6,100 on Friday as fresh aftershocks and the stench of rotting bodies made it hard for nervous survivors to return to their hom

In a shocking disclosure, more than 50 districts in Uttar Pradesh, out of the total 75, have been found to be quake prone.

Guwahati: Assam Government has constituted a special disaster management team for extending services to the quake-hit people from the state in Nepal.

KATHMANDU: An emergency cabinet meeting held yesterday evening decided to release Rs 1 billion to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund for rescue and relief of earthquake affected people.

Relief efforts to help millions of Nepalis reeling from the aftermath of a massive earthquake must be scaled up, the United Nations said, launching a $415 million (268.57 million pounds) appeal on

Earthquakes don’t kill, buildings do. Are the high- rise buildings in the city strong and preventive enough to withstand a possible earthquake?

Experts warned that Indian cities like Delhi could suffer heavy casualties even in case of a moderate earthquake strike.

The state government on Tuesday floated a proposal for Delhiites to have their buildings inspected by structural engineers to determine whether they are earthquake resistant or not.