In Meghalaya, the ongoing rescue operations at Ksan, East Jaintia Hills will now be 24-hours, starting Tuesday night, informed the Meghalaya Disaster Management Minister, Kyrmen Shylla. Talking to newsmen, Shylla said that... Read more »
The High Level Committee chaired by the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, approved the additional Central assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 7214.03 crore to 6 States and one Union... Read more »
Losses caused to India by extreme weather events more than doubled in the 10 years to 2017 from the previous decade (1998-2007), with the farm sector bearing the brunt, according to a... Read more »
A rare and powerful tornado that struck Havana killed three people and left 172 injured, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said early on Monday. Mr Diaz-Canel, who toured the darkened streets of Havana... Read more »
BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian rescuers searched into the night on Sunday for hundreds of people missing after a burst mining dam triggered a deadly mudslide, as the death toll rose to... Read more »
With some 60 million people affected by extreme weather in 2018, according to a new study, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) called for better management of the issue worldwide,... Read more »
Gurugram, January 24: A total of six people have lost their lives in a building collapse in Gurugram. All the six bodies have been recovered during rescue operations. Meanwhile, rescue operations are still underway.... Read more »
New Delhi: The Central government has instituted an annual award titled “Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar”, which is to be announced every year on January 23, on the birth anniversary of... Read more »
KOCHI: The recent floods in Kerala has exposed the failure of state government in alerting local bodies about the impending disaster, said Amita Singh, professor and chairperson of Special Centre for Disaster... Read more »
Ladakh avalanche: At least one civilian was killed and nine others are still trapped under snow after an avalanche occurred in Khardung La of Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI... Read more »