Joshimath crisis is a warning from the Himalayas

A development model based on local conditions and aspirations is necessary

Surviving heatwaves: What can India learn from France

Heatwave events caused 22,223 deaths from 1992 to 2015 in India 

Andaman's post-tsunami days see rotting neem cakes, unused tillers

Sponsored blight?

Another monsoon. The season of suffering in India's flood plains. And of blaming upstream people for floods. Is there an end to this

That sinking feeling

A baffled Bihar is struggling to provide food and shelter to three million people rendered homeless by a flood that swept through five districts. …

`I did not have a government for 36 hours'

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pleaded helplessness as the seat of his government went under water and his ministers and …

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh face worst ever floods recorded in June

Brahmaputra breaches danger mark, 300,000 people displaced

Why Manipur is flooded

The state's worst flood in recent history raises doubts over the role of dams

Uttarakhand on bumpy recovery road

The state needs stringent town planning and environment assessment to prevent disasters

Rainfall pattern changing in India

Uttarakhand receives more rainfall in June than before

Cyclone in Bangladesh

Only a sixth of India’s reservoirs full: Central Water Commission

Reservoirs in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh have less than normal storage 

At least 24 out of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission

Situation precarious for Karnataka and Maharashtra, where ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall is predicted in some parts;…

CWC tells states to keep close watch on 15 dams

Central Water Commission asks dam officials to release water according to the rule curve and standard operating procedure  

Uttarakhand floods: NGT notice to Alaknanda Hydropower Company for damage to Srinagar town

Construction debris dumped by project developer near dam and delay in opening flood gates responsible for large-scale damage, says petition

India’s reservoirs now have 155% more water than last yr

Live storage in 123 reservoirs is at 66.372 billion cubic metres (BCM) or 39 per cent of total live storage capacity

Tsunami 2004: Sri Lanka yet to streamline its disaster warning system

Evacuation drills are carried out every three months, along with awareness initiatives linked to tsunamis, floods and landslides

Lake made by landslide debris bursts, causes flash floods in Kargil

Six bridges have been washed away by the floods; remote mountainous villages in Ladakh at risk

Bundelkhand's cycle of droughts: is it man-made?

Study by National Institute of Disaster Management shows authorities neglected to break the cycle of droughts when rains were plentiful

Mass evacuation on in coastal districts

All two-storey government and NGO buildings, schools and colleges declared cyclone shelters

Did hydel projects have a role in Uttarakhand disaster? asks Supreme Court

Judges express concern over large number of power projects and dams on the Ganga and its tributaries without scientifically assessing their …

Extreme weather: India’s death toll 1,357 from 19 events in 2019, flags DTE report

Over 300 died from floods, heavy rain in Bihar, 292 died from heat waves, shows report

Odisha: ravaged by drought till September; cyclone, floods in October

Is it climate change?

World Bank's Pakistan flood-control plan faulty

World Bank pulled up for aid to flood control programmes in Pakistan

Mining rights subject to closure plan