COVID-19, floods and landslides: What Uttarakhand needs to brace for

An above-normal monsoon, as predicted by IMD, may cause the state to experience interweaving challenges of flooding or landslide events  

How effective is India's disaster management authority?

Central agency has failed to carry out most of its functions in past 7 years

NDMA drill had exposed gaps in state’s disaster management plan

Uttarakhand government took no step to address shortcomings in three years

NDMA vice-chairperson's post vacant for three months

Members of the apex disaster management body asked to leave after new government came to power at Centre

A year later

...Orissa's coastal districts still lies in ruins

Run for cover: 100 days, 44 storms, 16 states, 423 deaths

An unprecedented storm season challenges India's scientific community

Bundelkhand: drought, miseries and hope

What needs to be done to overcome environmental challenges of the region

Volatile threat

Andaman archipelago on alert, following warnings of possible volcano eruption

We did our bit

Amongst the tsunami-affected in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

Mission impossible

Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka traverses the snag-infested path to disaster management

Latest World Disasters Report focusses on neglected crises

Deluge despite deficit

This year, floods have occurred even in areas that are arid or have received less than normal rainfall. As erratic weather events become more …

Pastoralists are an asset to the world — and we have a lot to learn from them

Pastoral areas face constant shocks and stresses ranging from drought, floods, heavy snowfalls, diseases, conflicts and more

Here is why forest fires now pose a threat to the very survival of Uttarakhand’s unique biodiversity

Forest fire season in Uttarakhand coincides with flowering & breeding months of several vulnerable species, many of them native to Himalayas 

Governments knew COVID-19 was a threat. Here’s why they weren’t better prepared

From not believing the magnitude of the problem to displaying scepticism over past epidemics — governments remained in the dark …

Kerala floods: How to hit self goals on disaster preparedness

Performance audits carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India during 2012 and 2017 had raised several red alerts regarding floods.…

Geomorphologist Robert James Wasson discusses flood risk reduction in India

In this video, Robert James Wasson from National University of Singapore points out that India is the second most flood-prone country in the …

Subduing the bulldozer

For centuries, the Dutch have been trying to keep their heads over water by barricading out the sea and the rivers. But there comes a point when …

Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury

State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place

Rains claim 120 lives

South Africa: Culpable homicide case against President Cyril Ramaphosa, ministers for KwaZulu-Natal floods

Over 443 people died in the disaster

Respite to eco-victims

Rs 241 crore to Orissa

A stitch in time

We should start investing in communities for disaster prevention

In Short