A hotel manager faces a jail term for not complying with pollution norms

doctors have warned that asthma cases might get worse in post-cyclonic Orissa. The number of asthma cases in the state has risen sharply after the devastating cyclone hit the coast on October 29.

the Union ministry of environment and forests has formulated a Rs 241-crore project for ecological rehabilitation of the cyclone-ravaged areas in Orissa over a period of five years. The ministry

The human cost of the cyclone in Orissa is very high. So is the cost of the damage to the environment. The failure of the state machinery in handling this crisis is only going to make matters worse. At present, chaos reigns supreme in the affected areas

Siltation, deforestation and now the cyclone. It s bad times for Chilika, Asia s largest brackish water lake

MIHIR R BHATT, honorary director of the Disaster Mitigation Institute, Ahmedabad, spoke to Down To Earth about the lessons unlearnt from several natural disasters that have taken place in India. The problem lies within our sys

The United Nations has decided to prepare a US $50-million action plan for the cyclone-affected areas of Orissa. A grade 5 cyclone hit the state on October 29. The super-cyclone ravaged numerous

A super cyclone has left Orissa shattered and blown away India s claims of managing itself during a natural disaster

A deadly cyclone causes large scale devastation in Orissa. Authorities fail on all counts