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Climate change hit over 50 pc cotton farmers surveyed in Maharashtra, Gujarat in 5 years: Report
"There are some government programmes and insurance schemes to help...
Floods and landslides kill 60 people in Nepal
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Authority (NDRRMA)...
Cyclone Asani: Several flights delayed, cancelled due to bad weather
Visakhapatnam: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted rainfall and strong winds for three states; Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal Visakhapatnam International Airport director Srinivas said that IndiGo has cancelled 23 flights, both...
Severe cyclone Asani raging in Bay of Bengal,not to make landfall either in Odisha or Andhra Pradesh
The system will not make landfall either in Odisha or Andhra Pradesh, IMD Director-General Mrutunjay Mohaptra had said on Sunday. He said the cyclone will move parallel to the east coast and cause rainfall from Tuesday evening New Delhi: Asani, the severe cyclonic...
Aila, Amphan, Asani: How A Cyclone is Named?
Each tropical storm is given a name to avoid confusion, facilitating disaster risk awareness, management and mitigation Bhubaneswar: Every year, as a cyclone looms over a region, its name becomes a cause of intrigue for many, who wonder why and how is the storm...
Indian states ready with plans to mitigate heatwave impact, official says
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has categorised 23 of India's 28 states and some 100 cities and districts as being at risk of suffering extreme heat. Nineteen states have already made their own heat-action plans and some others are working on them,...
PM to chair review meeting on preparedness to deal with heatwave, monsoon season
Several parts of the country have logged all-time high temperatures under the impact of the torrid heatwave New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair here on Thursday an important review meeting on preparedness to deal with the heatwave affecting parts of the...
Heat wave scorches India’s wheat crop, snags export plans
The heat in March — the hottest in India since records first started being kept in 1901 — that stunted crops. Wheat is very sensitive to heat, especially during the final stage when its kernels mature and ripen Climate change has made India’s heat wave hotter, said...
As India swelters under extreme heat, Modi warns of fire risk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi "We are seeing increasing incidents of fires in various places - in jungles, important buildings and in hospitals - in the past few days," Modi said He asked states to conduct fire-safety audits for hospitals. Dozens of people die every...
Sikkim disaster management authority, GSI sign MoU for early warning system for rainfall, landslides
Explaining the basic objective of the initiative, Raju said that the GSI proposed to share relevant and timely data on landslides to the state disaster management authority, which would go a long way in saving lives and properties of people as and when such natural...
Govt mulling integrating helpline numbers to improve emergency response
Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is a Pan-India single number (112) for citizens in emergencies while 1098 is a toll free, phone outreach service for children. The helpline 181 is for providing services to women in need and distress. The official said the...
Cyclones in Africa exacerbated by climate change: Study
“While our analysis clearly shows that climate change made the storms more damaging, our ability to establish precisely by how much was hampered by inconsistent data and lack of weather observations. This would also help to improve forecasts of extreme weather events...