The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) will prepare a detailed disaster plan for each of the 340 islands of Andaman and Nicobar and 32 islands of Lakshadweep.

Called the "Integrated Island Management Plan", these islands, now under the new Island Protection Zone Notification, will no longer fall under the management of the Coastal Regulation Zone notification.

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If the Uttarakhand Government doesn't execute necessary measures, the State could suffer considerable loss of life and damages from an earthquake.

The team of researchers who studied the flood possibility for Goa has recommended various measures including mapping of areas vulnerable for landslides in the state.
The committee headed by National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Director Dr Satish Shetye submitted its report on February 18 to the state government keeping in focus the preparedness to avoid further calamities due to floods in the

On the eve of 10th anniversary of the deadly earthquake, Chief Minister Narendra Modi has trained his guns on the UPA Government at the Centre for not sanctioning a grant for starting a seismological institute.

Dedicating the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) to the nation at the State capital Gandhinagar, Modi regretted that the UPA Government had felt that Gujarat did not need such an

This is in response to the recent deadly landslips in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Goa will benefit from the contract inked between the Government of Indian and World Bank under which Cyclone Warning Systems would be installed in coastal states.
Sources stated the first phase for this project is to the tune of $255 million which will cover the cyclone prone states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which has seen worst ever disasters in recent years.
The other states like Goa will