Still At Large

Quakes: when and where?

Comic relief

How will the government use the money collected in the name of relief ?

Criminals go scot-free

A few authorities more

The disaster management bill has nothing new to offer besides

Sindh parched

Pakistan government falling short in relief

GoM tabled its report on bhopal to prime minister

DTE recommends: What to read, watch, do

Here's all about a book on climate change and on Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, a television series on world’s worst nuclear disaster …

Environment as the enemy

We celebrate disruptive financial decisions as a sign of decisive leadership. So why not in the case of environmental emergencies?

Why the recent surge in earthquakes?

The recent surge in earthquakes and the explanation for the formation of the world's largest exposed fault have provided momentum to …

Life in the burning mountains

Besides destroying hectares of forest land, the Uttarakhand forest fire has huge implications on the lives and livelihoods of the local population

Phailin(g) to tell the story

The dead make a better story than the living. Failure of media to continue reporting Phailin will take the pressure off administration to provide …

Nightmare relived

Turkey is hit by another earthquake. Having learnt their lessons three months ago, government agencies react quickly to provide relief

Power of resilience

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In flood-prone Bihar, govt asks villagers to tweet potential threats

The state’s major rivers are all above danger levels and pose severe risks to flood-prone areas

Hot Frames

Life in Jharia, Jharkhand where a 90-year-old underground coal fire threatens a whole town

Living with Bhopal disaster

A photo chronicle of lives and times of Bhopal gas disaster survivors collated from our archives. Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the …

On shaky ground

450,000 people in and around Jharia town of Jharkhand are threatened by the fire raging underground, but there is no political will to implement …

Andhra Pradesh braces for Helen

Cyclone expected to hit close to Ongole on November 22 in the afternoon

On road to recovery

Nepal has banned new constructions till it formulates a fresh building code. Emerging threat of landslides compounds its troubles

In 2018, natural disasters cost the world $225 billion

Extreme weather-related disasters caused 89 per cent of the economic loss in Asia Pacific region

A state in chaos

The human cost of the cyclone in Orissa is very high. So is the cost of the damage to the environment. The failure of the state machinery in …

Simply Put: Cyclone Biporjoy

More than half of internal displacements are now triggered by disasters

Five countries, Pakistan, Philippines, China, India and Nigeria, bear a heavier burden

Volcano threat spurs mass evacuation in Democratic Republic of Congo

Thousands started fleeing Goma city in DR Congo on May 27 after a second warning