Why women need to be at the heart of disaster response: Lessons from Odisha Super Cyclone

Women are not only the most affected during and after disasters but also often act as first responders

From 1999 super cyclone to Cyclone Biparjoy: What more needs to be done to make communities disaster resilient

National governments, including India, need to go beyond minimalistic compensations

Odisha’s model colony for climate refugees in Kendrapara should be emulated across India

More than 45 million people in the country will be forced to migrate due to environmental disruptions by 2050 

Save Himalayan ecology: Learnings from Turkey-Syria quake & Joshimath crisis

The Himalayan mountain belt is one of the most seismically active as it is located on seismic zone 5

‘We need to match frequency and intensity of climate disasters with bold, collective action’

Mitigation, rehabilitation efforts inadequate; Loss of access to resources not compensated 

Freebie critics should look at welfare schemes’ transformative abilities to change lives

A large number of people can reap benefits of such schemes if the delivery system is improved and gaps in implementation are plugged

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: Challenges in building resilience & way forward

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 held in Bali in May 2022 offered solutions

Why Union Budget 2022-23 falls short in addressing gaps to build disaster resilience

The budgetary allocations under relief on account of natural calamities and MGNREGA have been decreased; this will affect the country in building …

World Human Rights Day: Is an India free of witch-hunts possible

Cases of witch-branding have been reported from 12 states in India; some 2,300 ‘witches’ were murdered between 1999 and 2003

A Super Cyclone ravaged Odisha 22 years ago on this day: Our learnings and way forward

There should be a proper audit and inspection of the cyclone shelters before the disaster season, among other measures

Building back after COVID-19 blow can create safer livelihoods for transgender community 

The pandemic restrictions robbed the community of their livelihood options

Discrimination during pandemic, cyclones puts lives of dalits at risk

Lower caste communities are ostracised and denied access to rehabilitation facilities during natural disasters