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Cloudburst leads to flash floods in Uttarkashi, several homes swept away
"The news of heavy losses due to cloudburst in Dharali (Uttarkashi)...
Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded
The danger had largely passed more than a day after the 8.8...
3.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Faridabad near Delhi
Experts say the impact of a large-scale earthquake can be reduced if people and institutions strictly comply with the bylaws and codes to build resilient structures.They say the resonant frequency of a building can play a critical role in determining the level of...
Hydropower projects fuelling disasters in Himalayas: Experts
Gyatso Lepcha from Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT), a local advocacy group, said, “The 1,200 MW Teesta III was completely washed away. This dam was built only 30 km away from Lhonak Lake. The state government is blaming the previous government for substandard...
Early warning system for India’s flooded glacial lake was delayed by a year
In recent years, glacial flood early warning systems have been deployed in China, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan as climate change has raised the risks of flooding. The Lhonak Lake system is a pilot project being executed with the help of Swiss agencies, with India’s...
Sundarbans records highest drowning mortality rate among children across globe: Report
In the Indian part, Sundarbans is spread over 100 islands and has around 40 lakh inhabitants. Of the total population, around 15.9 per cent are children aged between one and nine and has a mortality rate of 38.8 per lakh population among children aged between five and...
Allahabad HC instructs state to form high-powered committee on fire safety measures
A bench of Justice AR Masoodi and Justice OP Shukla passed the order on a PIL registered by the court earlier, taking suo motu cognizance of a fire that broke out last year in Levana Suites Hotel in the city capital. The bench said had such a committee been...
Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000
The United States Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Herat city. It was followed by three very strong aftershocks, measuring magnitude 6.3, 5.9 and 5.5, as well as lesser shocks Islamabad: Death toll from...
Earthquake-predicting tool driven by AI shows 70 per cent accuracy, new research reveals
“It’s a matter of milliseconds, and the only thing you can control is how prepared you are. Even with 70 per cent, that’s a huge result and could help minimise economic and human losses and has the potential to dramatically improve earthquake preparedness worldwide,”...
“If previous government had constructed properly…” Sikkim Chief Minister on hydel dam destroyed in flash floods
The Lhonak glacier in the Sikkim Himalayas burst and started to overflow breaching one side of the lake on October 3 leading to the rise in the water levels in Teesta and inundate several areas of the state. The 1200 MW dam Teesta Stage III hydel power project in...
Himachal govt to bring stringent laws to ensure safety of citizens from natural calamities
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu,Chief Minister,Himachal Pradesh The proposed laws will address issues such as structural engineering permissions, land weight limits, and effective drainage systems and appeal to people to support the government in its initiative Shimla:...
Pharma majors face disruptions in ops due to Sikkim flash floods
No major disruption is expected in supply chain as the manufacturing of the products has been diverted to other plants, Mankind Pharma New Delhi: Mankind Pharma Ltd on Thursday said operations at its manufacturing facility in South Sikkim have been disrupted due to...