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Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Rules, 2007

These rules may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Rules, 2007.

Publication Date:

23/04/2007

Source: Government of Jammu and Kashmir

Tags:

Disaster Management, Natural Disasters, Jammu & Kashmir

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Extreme rainfall events: Vulnerability analysis for disaster management and observation system design

Extreme rainfall events today pose a serious threat to many populated and urbanized areas worldwide; an accurate estimate of frequency and distribution of these events can significantly aid policy planning and observation system design. We report here a first-ever high-resolution (10 KM) analysis of heavy rainfall episodes (defined as 24-hour rainfall exceeding 250 mm) over the Indian region.

Publication Date:

01/03/2007

Author(s): P Goswami, K V Ramesh

Source: CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation

Tags:

Land Use, Weather Predictions, Monsoons, Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, Urbanisation, Remote Sensing, India, Rainfall Pattern, Rainfall

Industry

The change of a lifetime

Now that the jury is out on the very real threat of climate change, we must focus on what needs to be done. The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ipcc should make

Publication Date:

27/02/2007

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070228

pp:

19

Tags:

Climate Change, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Kyoto Protocol, Emissions Trading, Industry, Australia, India

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Water strikes the poor, says report

Water-related disasters include flood, windstorms, drought, water epidemics, famine and landslides. These combine with other water-related hazards such as pollution and chemical spills, aquifer

Publication Date:

14/02/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20070215

pp:

0

Tags:

Waterborne diseases, Natural Disasters, Floods, Storms, Landslides, Drought, Famine, Poverty, China, India, Global, Statistics

Health

Post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents one year after a super-cyclone in Orissa, India: exploring cross-cultural validity and vulnerability factors

It has been asserted that psychological responses to disasters in children and adolescents vary widely across cultures, but this has rarely been investigated. The objectives of the study were to clinically evaluate the construct of traumatic stress symptoms and disorder in children and adolescents after a super-cyclone in Orissa, India; to find out the prevalence at one year; compare the effect in high and low exposure areas and study the factors associated with it.

Publication Date:

14/02/2007

Author(s): Nilamadhab Kar, Prasanta K Mohapatra, Kailash C Nayak & et al

Source: BMC Psychiatry

Vol:

7

Issue:

8

pp:

1-9

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Mental Health, Health Effects, Child Health, Cyclones, Orissa (Odisha)

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Engineering a dream- City college team works on al

Publication Date:

05/02/2007

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Wind power sets sail from crowded Germany

Publication Date:

05/02/2007

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Renewable Energy

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Arunachal leading in primary education

Publication Date:

05/02/2007

Tags:

Education

Environment

State of environment report: Bihar

In pursuance of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India decision to introduce a scheme during the 10th five year plan for assisting the State Governments to
bring about the

Publication Date:

01/02/2007

Source: Government of Bihar

Tags:

Environment, Land Degradation, Mining, Water Resources, Natural Disasters, Urbanisation, Biodiversity, India, Bihar, Environment Management, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

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