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Nearly 50% of India's public infrastructure unprepared for disaster management, notes CBRE survey
The vulnerability to disasters is further exacerbated by a confluence of factors, including changin…
PTI
Heavy rains to lash across the country between Oct 12-16, here's how you can insure your home from rain's fury
It's no secret that incessant rains also bring about significant economic damages. Per media report…
Lightning strikes claimed 1,625 lives in Odisha in last 5 years: Minister
Moreover, Rs 5,400 is provided to a person injured in lightning and hospitalised for less than a we…
PTI
Karnataka to get its first Doppler radar by this year to for better weather forecasting
The Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour & Employment took to…
PTI
Air pollution killed 16 lakh Indians in 2021, concerning Lancet study shows
The Lancet report links air pollution to respiratory, cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer and more.
PM Modi seeks youth from non-political families to join politics, fight nepotism
While addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Thursday, the Prime Minister spoke…
ANI
Warming of Arabian Sea linked to Wayanad landslides, say climate scientist
Extremely heavy rain triggered a series of landslides in the hilly areas of Kerala's Wayanad distri…
PTI
India announces relief aid worth 1 million US dollars for landslide-hit Papua New Guinea
After over 650 people lost their lives in the deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea, India, on Tuesd…
ANI
Invest in disaster resilience today for safer tomorrow: PM Modi
"As we all have witnessed, natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more severe. The da…
PTI
Kerala landslide adds to tally of over 180 rain-related deaths since June
India has faced a devastating monsoon season, with states like Kerala, Gujarat, and Himachal Prades…
Nearly half of India's recent climate incidents occurred in the Himalayas! Year-long droughts on the horizon: study
According to the Centre for Science and Environment's State of India's Environment 2024 report, 44%…
Goa partners with World Bank to tackle sea level rise, coastal erosion and other climate change-related hazards
Studies have shown that about 80% of the Goan population lives in low-lying coastal areas, making i…
Carry date and timestamp on visuals of disasters, accidents: I&B Ministry to news channels
The ministry argued that the footage shown by television channels several days after the accide…
PTI
PM Modi carries out aerial survey of disaster-hit areas of Wayanad
The PM was accompanied by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan …
PTI
India helping five countries develop early warning systems to reduce loss of life due to extreme weather: IMD chief
India is helping five countries develop early warning systems to reduce the loss of life and proper…
PTI
Earthquake tremors felt again in Delhi, parts of north India
Earthquake tremors were felt in the national capital and parts of north India.
ANI
India's biggest LNG importer posts record profit in Q3 at Rs 1,190 cr
Petronet LNG Ltd, India's biggest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) importer, posted a record third quart…
PTI
Looking back at the natural disasters that took place in India in 2021
While India was already battling with the COVID-19 pandemic this year, climate change-induced natur…
Vaamanaa Sethi
Extreme disasters claimed 2 million lives and cost the world economy over $4 trillion since 1970: WMO report
What's predictably worse, perhaps, is that an astronomical portion of these natural disasters atta…
Govt expert calls for urgent climate planning and green energy transition in wake of worsening Indian weather
Just last year, we experienced record temperatures teaming up with deadly and prolonged heat waves …