Flood fury

More than 400 lives lost, 94 missing and thousands of hectares of crops destroyed in Vietnam

NO CRISIS PLAN

Ready to roll

Debris, into Karnaprayag

Portents are gloomy

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Safeguarding women after disasters: some progress, but not enough

Sexual exploitation must be recognised as a real and widespread problem. There must be staff and management accountability.

Cyclone Fani: IMD and Odisha govt did a good job, but could have done better

The weather agency and the state must look out for new ideas, focus on immediate response and long-term recovery instead of celebrating the …

Lessons from Cylone Gaja to Tamil Nadu

While the state government’s precautionary measures have helped save many lives, the cyclone offers some very important lessons for the future

Avalanche forecasting, public awareness can save lives

Scientists from Chandigarh say accidents related to snow avalanches can be avoided if travellers know Standard Operating Procedure, for which …

Preparing for the deluge in Bihar

Despite excellent information from across the border from Nepal, and much preparation Bihar remains flood prone, with problems of communication …

Odisha hospital fire reveals critical safety gaps, low level of preparedness

Even if the fire broke out due to short circuit as has been claimed, why it couldn’t be doused at an initial stage?

Heat wave claims over 600 lives

Odisha, Andhra request Centre to recognise heat wave as natural calamity

Simply Put: Joshimath gag order

Disasters, conflicts triggered 5 mln displacements in India in 2019

India's tally highest among 33 mln globally

Madhya Pradesh floods: death toll rises to 24; nearly 25,000 evacuated

Twenty-two of 51 districts in Madhya Pradesh have been affected by heavy rains

2015 in toons

Action Alert

INDONESIA

Torrential Rain

Tremor-monitoring

Town quarantined

South Asia

Look at disasters from a broader perspective, urges new report

It analyses past trends and says India has to be prepared for catastrophes even if they are not defined as natural disasters

Bihar canal collapse brings lack of dam safety in focus

A CAG report released in July found that less than 10 per cent dams had disaster management plans in place

The eye in the sky

India is one of the few developing countries to have its own space satellite systems. And, now Indian planners are depending increasingly on …