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ICICI Lombard and AWS enable seamless business continuity with automated Disaster Recovery solution
ICICI Lombard in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has...
Natural disasters like floods emerge as top reason for buying home insurance in India: Survey
The survey highlighted that 41 per cent of the respondents in last...
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...
Pune Indrayani river bridge collapse: Four dead, 18 injured
Maharashtra Minister of Disaster Management Girish Mahajan, who was at the site monitoring rescue efforts, said the bridge collapsed under the weight of a large number of tourists PUNE: Four persons died and 18 were seriously injured after an old iron bridge on...
Plane crash DNA tests identify 47 victims, 24 bodies handed over to kin
The committee, headed by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, is mandated to ascertain the "root cause" of the plane crash and assess any contributing factors, including mechanical failure, human error, and regulatory compliances. The committee has been mandated to...
Hindu Kush Himalayas at greater risk Of landslides, floods this monsoon: Report
While the monsoon is crucial for refilling these rivers, the danger from water-related disasters, such as floods, landslides, storms, heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and GLOFs, is increasing due to the worsening impacts of climate change. New Delhi: There is a high...
IMD DG Mohapatra receives UN’s Sasakawa Award-2025 for Disaster Risk Reduction
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department This accolade not only recognizes Mohapatra’s insightful leadership but also reaffirms India’s growing role in advancing global disaster risk management New Delhi: Mrutyunjay...