With recurrent floods, storms and erratic rainfall adversely impacting farmers and agricultural productivity, the government will soon commence pilot programmes in Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgar
In a rare sign of frustration and solidarity, over 800 representatives of NGOs staged a walkout from the climate negotiations here, citing lack of commitment from developed countries and take over
Warsaw talks on the need to have an international mechanism to address loss and damage arising out of climate change hit a dead end on Wednesday with the Australian delegation blocking any discussi
Concrete houses for fishermen, cyclone shelters and underground cabling for power supply are among the host of projects the state government on Wednesday placed before a central team on external as
The Philippines' tragedy that saw loss of over 10,000 lives by Typhoon Haiyan set the tone of United Nations' climate change talks, which began in Warsaw on Monday, amid hope that the devastation,
Nearly five months after devastating floods ravaged the hill state, Uttarakhand is yet to formulate a disaster management plan to meet any future calamity.
According to the disaster management authority, as of now only 19 States in the country have a mandatory state disaster management plan (SDMP) — and Uttarakhand is among the defaulters.
Effective disaster planning, preparation and dissemination of early warning information led to a minimal death toll in the wake of the strongest cyclone to hit India in 14 years.
Bhubaneswar : Exactly 14 years after the supercyclone stuck Orissa, the Orissa government said the devastation caused by the cyclone Phailin this month and the subsequent floods is higher in scale
Hyderabad: Ravaged by six days of rain last week, and by Cyclone Phailin a fortnight ago, Srikakulam faces another round of heavy rain.
According to the Meteorological department, isolated heavy rain may occur over Srikakulam in the next 24 hours. The district continued to receive intense rain on Sunday: Ranasthalam recorded 16 cm. The official death toll in the rains was placed at 47, with six persons still missing.
