Interviews (Natural disasters)

Swapnamita C Vaideswaran
Natural Disasters

‘We cannot develop the mountains like plains’

Dakshiani Palicha
7 min read
The Himalayas are being developed beyond their capacity, even as the landscape experiences climate-induced geohazards, says Swapnamita C Vaideswaran of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
There is no end to preparing for extreme weather events in the Himalayas: Sonam Lotus
Natural Disasters

There is no end to preparing for extreme weather events in the Himalayas: Sonam Lotus

Rajat Ghai
2 min read
As extreme weather batters the hills this monsoon, Down To Earth speaks to well-known meteorologist from Ladakh, Sonam Lotus
‘The government has invited these Himalayan disasters’
Natural Disasters

‘The government has invited these Himalayan disasters’

Rajat Ghai
5 min read
Down To Earth speaks to well-known environmentalist Ravi Chopra on the Seraj, Dharali and Chashoti tragedies in the Western Himalayas
Myanmar’s current socio-political turmoil may result in delay of aid for quake affected victims; inequality and discrimination may aggravate situation: Surya Parkash
The Sagaing Fault triggered the March 28 Myanmar quake as it had accumulated a lot of energy: O P Mishra
Too much fossil fuel usage, irresponsible development models has resulted in topsoil erosion in Western Ghats: Kalkuli Vittal Hegde 
In Wayanad, three search and rescue Labrador dogs of the Indian Army named Jaki, Dixie and Sara are helping in rescue efforts.
Ongoing disaster relief operations in Wayanad
Photo: @Laxmanacharya54 / X, formerly Twitter
30 years of Latur-Osmanabad Quake: It is time we paid proper attention to rehabilitation as a concept, says Atul Deulgaonkar
A devotee kisses the 'chadar' at the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Karachi. Photo: iStock
Veteran environmentalist Ravi Chopra. Photo: Jo Chopra McGowan
Triple tremors in Delhi: ‘We should always be prepared for a big earthquake’
‘A multi-sectoral approach to adaptation finance would help strengthen allied sectors’
Climate change & trafficking: ‘We have little understanding’
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