CAG had warned state about lack of disaster preparedness

Uttarakhand has not even compiled baseline data of frequency and intensity of natural disasters in the past

Simply Put: Bushfires in Australia

Infernal blow

Africa records 152 disasters every year

The impact of risk reduction on the ground is what matters most, say experts

Building to resist quakes

Rajasthan affected

Tremors feared

NORTH KOREA

UGANDA

KILLING FLOODS

UNITED NATIONS

Drought desperation

A real disaster

Rich states, fewer disasters, more calamity relief fund

Is Orissa prepared for disaster?

Success in a fistful of rice

Women come to the rescue of a village burdened by drought

Disaster Management Bill 2005

Ignores to far has been reactive; not much

Not providential

Gujarat floods: blame poorly planned roads, canals, cities

Wrong target

White foam: The Chennai riverbed does not have space to breathe

Thousands marooned in a 'dam-induced' flood in Golaghat

Almost 90,000 people and more than 7,500 hectares of land under water as NEEPCO dam releases water from the Doyang river that flows through …

Satellite-based advisory service launched for deep sea fishermen

The gap in communication was severely felt during Cyclone Ockhi in November-December 2017

How Africa can benefit from Earth observation technologies

The first Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa Forum explores innovations and sustainable development using Earth …

Is India better prepared if a 2004-like tsunami strikes again?

Next month will mark 14 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami killed thousands 

There are alternatives to dams, but we are not talking about them: experts

India is the third largest dam-building nation in the world after China and the US, but despite that its annual per capita water storage capacity …

Deluge and response

The floods in Mumbai and Texas show that both India and the US are underdeveloped in disaster response and preparedness

Will America’s trillion-dollar investment in new infrastructure withstand tomorrow’s disasters?

Communities are increasingly keeping climate change in mind as they plan roads, sewers and energy grids for the future