Payback time

A Supreme Court ruling ensures compensation to a few Bhopal gas victims

11th hour aid

From government for Bhopal tragedy case in the US

In Short

History in a sheet of sand

South Asia

Concerns over social-distancing as floods affect 300,000 in Assam

Two dead so far, around 20,000 in relief camps

Urbanisation making us more susceptible to natural disasters, says global report

Calls for preparing communities and locals for possible disasters

If not now

Then when?

73,556,000

How well do we know our ocean?

Go under

Or, follow coastal regulations

What? Why?

Our disaster preparedness

Extreme weather impact: 20,000 children displaced every day in last 6 years

At least three of every 10 persons displaced across the world due to weather-related disasters was a child

COP27 diary (November 8): Presidency unveils plan to build climate resilience for 4 billion by 2030

A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit  

Disaster deaths, sinking: Unprepared Kolkata face multiple climate risks, warns IPCC report

Scientists offer solutions how city can contain impact of climate change

Kerala declared drought-hit; water level in dams falls by 40 per cent

All the 14 districts of the state are facing severe water scarcity

Cyclones and the threat to delta population

Extreme weather events cause huge loss of lives, livestock and household assets 

Another year, another ritual

Lots of zeal and money

But Gujarat has not laid a sound foundation to manage disasters after the 2001 earthquake

Tripura roused

Government wakes up to the need for disaster management

Drought emergency in Georgia in the US

'Arrest Anderson'

Review: ‘The Railway Men’ fails to elevate from soggy soap opera to crackling survival thriller on Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Multiple character arcs, unnecessary storylines turn The Railway Men into a YRF drama that thrives on high use of glycerine, misplaced suspense …

As heavy rains lash, dam outflows too increase in Karnataka

Mismanagement by dam officials leave state staring at worrying scenario

Bhopal's nightmare of green and apathy

Under siege

A deadly cyclone causes large-scale devastation in Orissa. Authorities fail on all counts