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Frequent disasters expose climate risks to infrastructure in South Asia
The Himalayan region, which crosses Nepal and several nearby...
Did cloudburst cause Uttarkashi flash flood? Experts say rain data doesn’t support claim
“Data available with us does not reflect the occurrence of a...
Two killed 20 injured as 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai Mail derail in Jharkhand
"Two persons were killed and 20 injured as 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed near Barabamboo. Rescue operations are on and an NDRF team is rushing to the spot," DC West Singhbhum Kuldeep Chaudhary, who is camping at the accident site, told PTI....
Wayanad landslides: Death toll rises to 120
Kerala Chief Secretary V. Venu told local media, "Around 2 a.m., landslides took place at least two to three times. At this point, few affected areas are cut off. The weather is also adverse for NDRF teams to go to some of these affected areas. Everyone is on alert....
Uttarakhand CM calls for policies specific to Himalyan state’s needs
Pushkar Singh Dhami,Chief Minister,Uttarakhand The CM said that there was a pressing need to work on water conservation and increasing the ground water given the drinking water crisis in many cities. A Spring and River Rejuvenation Authority has been formed in...
Global IT outage: Enhancing cyber resilience
The incident highlights the need to shift our perception of cybersecurity from a mere IT issue to the broader concept of cyber resilience as an integral part of business resilience. In the face of a cyberattack, businesses should be able to recover fast from an...
Budget 2024: FM assures financial support for flood mitigation, irrigation projects
Assam, which grapples with annual floods caused by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries originating outside India, will also receive assistance for flood management and related projects, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala...
Without backup plans, global IT outages will happen again
“I’m sure the regulators globally are looking at this. There is limited competition globally for operating systems, for example, and also for the large-scale cybersecurity products like the ones CrowdStrike provides,” said Nigel Phair, a cybersecurity professor at...
Major global IT outage grounds flights, hits banks and businesses around the world
A global tech outage that appeared to be related to issues at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft on Friday affected operations in sectors including airports, airlines, media and banks. Below is a list of disruptions that have been reported: AIRLINES,...
World Bank eyes first ‘drought’ bond in next 12-18 months
“We would love to do something in the drought space, that is something we are working on,” said George Richardson, director of the capital markets and investment department at the World Bank Treasury told Reuters, adding this would be most likely focussed on Africa...
The fund managers Cat modeling keep winning bets
Karen Clark, co-founder and chief executive officer of the Boston-based firm that carries her name, says the cumulative effect of past climate change is an 11% jump in insured losses related to hurricanes. Her firm’s projections to 2050 suggest that climate change...
CMA CGM says its ship lost 44 containers in tough weather
“No injury to the crew has been reported, no pollution, no strong damage to the vessel which remains fully seaworthy,” the company said, adding that 33 additional containers had been damaged French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM said on Thursday that its ship...