German company penalised for ‘Bhopal sister’ plant accident in US
A fatal explosion in the pesticide manufacturer’s plant in 2008 had led the US environment agency to draw a parallel with Bhopal gas …
Can Sendai Framework ensure a climate-resilient future?
Sendai agreement needs to be dovetailed with sustainable development goals and the new climate agreement that will be signed in Paris later this year
Catastrophe!
A super cyclone has left Orissa shattered and blown away India's claims of managing itself during a natural disaster
Flood fury
Floods claim hundreds of lives across India besides causing large-scale destruction, Bihar is the worst-affected
Blown out
A deadly cyclone causes large-scale devastation in Pakistan and despite early warnings the toll on the Indian side is as high
"The management did not adhere to safety norms"
It is 15 years since 60 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) leaked outfrom Union Carbide Corporation's (UCC) plant in Bhopal, killing 5,000 people …
SC begins hearing curative petition in Bhopal gas tragedy
Raps CBI for approaching court after a gap of 16 years
SC notices on Bhopal gas disaster compensation
Issues notices to Union Carbide, Dow Chemicals on Centre's plea seeking enhancement in compensation
Nepal earthquake: rescue brings some hope, but thousands still await relief
Thirty-nine of 75 districts are reported to be affected by the earthquake
Major past earthquakes in Nepal
Present earthquake the biggest to hit Nepal in 80 years
US $4 trillion lost in natural disasters over last 30 years
Disaster preparedness will reduce impact, adaptation will bring gains, says World Bank
Cyclonic rains ravage coastal Andhra; death toll rises to 25
Crops on 250,000 hectares destroyed, 60,000 people in relief camps
UN urges stronger response to address El Niño impacts
More than US $2.4 billion are needed for current El Niño responses and currently there is a $1.5 billion gap in funding
Japan made “significant progress” in decommissioning Fukushima nuclear plant
15-member IAEA team applauds the country’s “planned efforts” but warns a lot remains to be done
Pakistan braces for more floods
Standing crop over thousands of hectares in the country has been destroyed by the floods that have wreaked havoc in India as well
How Fukushima nuclear disaster affected monkeys
Macaques in Fukushima region found are low white and red blood cell levels and high on radioactive caesium, says study
The poison piles up
Ten winters since methyl isocyanate exhaled history's deadliest industrial disaster on Bhopal, action on toxicity remains agonisingly inadequate. …
Darkness at midnight
A devastating earthquake in the Chamoli region of Uttar Pradesh kills over 100 people, most of them in their sleep
Inviting disaster
DUI PAATAN KE BEECH MEIN (BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP RIVER) A documentary by Arvind Sinha Duration: 116 minutes
Evacuation leads to tragedy; two feared dead as boat capsizes in Odisha
Seaside village residents say boat was overloaded
Nilam lands at Mahabalipuram on Tamil Nadu coast
Over 4,000 people evacuated to relief camps
Victory dance of the impotent
It is sickening to see the Union home minister rejoice when dam oustees despair
Rising like the Phoenix
After suffering a spate of floods villagers regain environmental and economic vitality
Hawaii’s devastating wildfire is linked with climate change
Mitigating the impact of wildfires requires a multifaceted approach that involves prevention, preparedness, response and recovery strategies
Alternatives to dumping Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific
Japan plans to dump treated, radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific but it could be used in other …