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Floods, landslides across northern India kill at least 25
GUWAHATI/SRINAGAR: At least 25 people died in floods and landslides...
Bavi hits China, Millions evacuated
Scientists say climate change is increasingly exposing the world’s...
Govt modernising weather forecasting system to boost real-time prediction, says Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh,Union Minister In charge Meteorology Department Singh elaborated that Automated Weather Stations (AWS) and doppler radars are being added across the region to boost real-time weather prediction. New Delhi: Union Minister In charge Meteorology...
NDMA tests indigenous Cell Broadcasting system for swift alert during natural and man-made disasters
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, in collaboration with the NDMA, Government of India, has been actively enhancing mobile-enabled disaster communication systems across the country to provide timely information to citizens New...
T’gana plant explosion: Company, Govt to pay Rs 1 cr compensation, says CM
“The state government will talk to the company management that Rs 1 crore each compensation will be paid to the deceased families. I have issued orders that from both the government side and company side Rs 1 Crore compensation will be paid,” Telangana Chief Minister...
Nine labourers go missing in landslide triggered by cloudburst in Uttarkashi
In view of continuous heavy rainfall in the state and the possibility of landslides, the Chardham Yatra has been postponed for a day as a precautionary step for the safety of the pilgrims which is paramount, Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said. Devotees...
Monsoon havoc claims 34 lives, causes Rs 7,119 lakh loss in Himachal: State Govt
The highest damage has been reported to infrastructure under the Public Works Department, Jal Shakti Vibhag, and Power sectors,Himachal Pradesh Revenue Department stated Private property loss has been reported to be Rs 3,076.03 lakh, public property loss is reported...
Ahmedabad Air India crash: Analysis of data from black boxes underway, says govt
"The team, constituted as per international protocol, is led by DG AAIB, and includes an aviation medicine specialist, an ATC officer, and representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) which is a government investigative agency from the state of...
Himachal flash floods: Search operation to find missing people intensified
In Kangra district, around 15-20 workers stationed at a labour colony near the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site were feared swept away following a surge in water level in Manuni Khad in Khaniyara village. Two people died due to the flash flood at the...
Clean energy assets face climate risks, Zurich Insurance Says
Roughly 46% of Europe’s total renewable generation capacity will be at “critical risk” from the fallout of climate change unless owners do more to protect existing and planned assets, according to a report by Zurich Resilience Solutions, a unit of Zurich Insurance...
US spends nearly $1 trillion on disaster recovery and other climate-related needs over last one year
Overall, increased climate costs from insurance premiums, power outages, disaster recovery and uninsured damage are responsible for $7.7 trillion, or 36%, of US GDP growth since 2000. Risks are rising both from climate change, as it increases the severity and...
Action plan should be made to tackle heat waves: Amit Shah
Amit Shah ,Union Home Minister ``For the first time, we have also created a National Disaster Risk Management Fund at the national level with ₹68,000 crore,'' revealed Amit Shah New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said over the past two years, workshops of all...