Did climate change cause cyclone Nargis?
Himalayan states also face risk of glacial lake outburst floods
The region is surrounded by 8000 glacial lakes, 200 of them potentially dangerous
New swine flu kit makes disease detection easier in India
Portable testing kit gives results within an hour
Why floods despite dams
Dow Chemical to help Bhopal gas tragedy victims
Monsoon arrives early; kills over 30 people in Uttarakhand
Extreme rains over weekend contribute to 68 per cent surplus rainfall in the country
US Case - In Court
Sikkim at risk of devastating floods from glacial lake outbursts
State drags its feet over installing early warning systems
Bhopal to Germany
Airlifting Union Carbide waste requires amending Indian law, violates Basel Convention
Letters
Chidambaram visits Bhopal on June 5
Gas disaster victims say they would like to present actual injuries, death reports
Bedevilled Barak: 2022 Assam deluge damaged houses in Katigorah, pushing locals to flood-proof their dwellings
Villagers are ready to spend lakhs on raising the ground while building houses, say locals
Why improved forecasts are not helping prevent floods, droughts
The only way India can maximise the value of its massive investments in weather and S2S forecasts is by ensuring a process to bridge the gap …
Joshimath sinking: No mention of NTPC hydro project in NDMA report
Part 2: Report looks into Joshimath landslide causes; recommends banning construction but going ahead with Helang-Marwari bypass
Johan von Schreeb on humanitarian aid
Johan Von Schreeb, a surgeon who has worked for the group Medicins Sans Frontieres, is a public health scholar with the Karolinska Institutet, …
Drought of equity
A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few who are politically and …
Threat from climate change to some of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites is reshaping religious beliefs
One significant theological change that seems to be underway within Himalayan Hinduism as a result of climate change is the transformation of the …
Red tape and corruption delay compensation
DECEMBER 2-3 marks the eighth anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak - the world's worst industrial disaster. More than 4,000 lives were lost and 6.…
Good communication is a key part of disaster response
There's a need for more trained personnel using social media during a disaster and for funding to adequately equip public-sector organizations …
UNCCD COP14: Droughts most disastrous for agriculture
They cost agriculture $29 billion in a decade, according to a white paper released at the conference
'Natural disasters are shaped by social and economic inequality'
Down To Earth speaks to historian Ben Kingsbury, who, in his book An Imperial Disaster: The Bengal Cyclone of 1876, says natural disasters are …
Earthquakes don't kill, our collapsing structures do
The evidence from Italy and other earthquakes is damning: structures are not generally earthquake-proof
How to assess disasters: 8 Indian states adopt global standards
Separate window by 15th finance commission for carrying out Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
Early action can mitigate impact of disaster; Africa sets an example
A pilot project in three African countries shows how vulnerable communities can survive climate disasters if early actions are taken