The overhaul marks one of the most consequential updates to India’s hazard assessment in decades, showing that 61% of the ...

India's Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released an updated seismic zonation map, categorizing the entire Himalayan arc ...

This marks one of the most significant shifts in seismic hazard assessment in decades, revealing that 61% of the country now falls under moderate to ...

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

If you enjoy checking out the Himalayas and catching a glimpse of Mt. Everest on Google Street View, then you will be pleased to learn that Google is kicking things up a notch. It has launched a fun ...

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 ...

Google today released a new application designed to get kids to explore the world using maps and 3D imagery. The new app, which the company describes as “an experiment,” takes advantage of Google Maps ...

A mountain map of the snowy Himalayas recently went viral on social media, Yangtse Evening Post reported. Dubbed the "the greatest ever map of Himalaya", the picture has received more than 20 million ...

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“Because it’s there,” George Mallory famously replied when asked in 1923 his motivation for challenging the world’s highest peak. Yet long before Mallory’s linguistic minimalism Everest was there, a ...

The Indian Himalayas stretch from China to the border of Nepal, and those who know say the Kumaon region is the most majestic ...

Veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi emphasizes the equal importance of protecting the Himalayas and national borders amid ...