Keep the poor in focus

That is what victims demand of the disaster management bill

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 …

A few authorities more

The disaster management bill has nothing new to offer besides

The eye in the sky

India is one of the few developing countries to have its own space satellite systems. And, now Indian planners are depending increasingly on …

Success in a fistful of rice

Women come to the rescue of a village burdened by drought

Wrong target

White foam: The Chennai riverbed does not have space to breathe

Mockery or mock drill?

Sonal Matharu wonders when nature strikes unannounced what is the point of pre-announced mock drills

After 26/7

Mumbai needs to grapple with real questions

Their Misery Continues

Post-tsunami relief workin Sri Lanka is bogged down by corruption, inefficiency and political machinations

Bundelkhand: drought, miseries and hope

What needs to be done to overcome environmental challenges of the region

Subduing the bulldozer

For centuries, the Dutch have been trying to keep their heads over water by barricading out the sea and the rivers. But there comes a point when …

We did our bit

Amongst the tsunami-affected in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

A Nobel profession

From war-torn countries to nations suffering constantly from natural calamities, Medcins Sans Frontires, also known as Doctors Without Borders, …

Deaths foretold

The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an 'act of God'. Had the emergency plans been in place, the …

Sick berth

The Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre has done little for the long-term treatment of gas victims

The eye in the sky

India is one of the few developing countries to have its own space satellite systems. And, now Indian planners are depending increasingly on …

Infamy and after

Minamata in Japan and Bhopal in India. Two of the worst cases of chemical disaster to have hit the world this century. Years later, the …

Shaken not Stirred

Authorities' response to post-crisis management -- committees and cover-ups

Lots of zeal and money

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

Time for a shake-up

Scientists suggest local-level mapping as India upgrades its seismic map

Home makers

Women of Latur exemplify how people alone can put an end to their misery

Learning from the Gujarat quake

It is more than two years since the terrible earthquake struck Gujarat. In this period the catastrophe-struck areas have witnessed rehabilitation …

For a change

Drought and livestock

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 …