What? Why?

Our disaster preparedness

Under threat

A proposed dam is set to change the landscape in the Pindar ghati--host to the last free flowing tributary of the Alaknanda. Bharat Lal Seth …

22 million people displaced by natural disasters globally last year

Floods, storms and quakes displaced 19 million people in Asia alone

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No signs of science

Shaky business

A deadly nexus between government officials and builders reduce most of Gujarat's homes to rubbles

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Beyond Tsunami

Time to focus on preventing the next disaster

Living made difficult

Myth of power

Nourisher of an ancient civilization, the Ganga could be gasping for its survival. Every few kilometres the water of its tributaries will be …

Republic quaked

Gujarat is paying a heavy price for a calamity that is by far the biggest government-made disaster since Independence. As the state crawls out …

A look at world urban population

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Can't tell or foretell

Earthquake rocks Indonesia

Safety concerns over Russia's oil pipeline

Quake triggers nuclear leak in Japan

Floods, earthquakes, landslides: Why Arunachal’s Etalin hydel project can be a worry

Formation of glacial lakes driven by climate change and sesimic risks pose threat to nature and life; project’s environmental …

Murdering the Mekong river

The Lao and Thai governments plan to build mainstream dams and irrigation take offs on the river. This will convert this mighty waterway into …

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Aftermath of China's earthquake

Reservoir of dams

Arunachal Pradesh is awarding hydroelectric projects to private companies at the breakneck speed of one every nine days without proper scrutiny. …

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South Asia