Lethal landscape
India has 134 contaminated hazardous sites and another 192 'probable' contaminated hazardous sites, which includes seven sites around the …
Climate disaster: Wave of drought-induced cholera in Kenya
Acute water shortage & rationing due to prolonged droughts led to poor sanitation, cholera outbreaks across Africa
SOE in Figures 2023: Gujarat bracing for Cyclone Biporjoy had reduced budget for natural calamities by 71% in 2022-23
Gujarat is among 20 states / UTs that slashed budget for natural calamities in 2022-23
Cyclone Amphan and high tide: A 1 hour gap saved Sundarbans from an even bigger disaster
Experts say Aila was worse; that, however, is little consolation to the thousands who have lost home and hearth
Cold trap: Severe winter keeps killing Indians as govt drags feet on policy
India recognised cold waves as disaster in 2012. But the country still does not have an effective action plan to mitigate its impact
The urgent need for climate-resilient tourism in Nepal
The Himalayan country and its sherpas race against time to save themselves and the tourism sector from climate change
Over a million people affected by drought in Sri Lanka
With rain not expected for another two to three months, the government has warned that the situation may worsen
After killing at least 12 in Tamil Nadu and Andhra, cyclone Vardah moves to Karnataka
The cyclone not only uprooted trees and affected power lines but also destroyed several houses, especially in coastal districts
World Health Assembly agrees to new ‘Health Emergencies Programme’
Programme aimed at providing rapid and comprehensive support to countries and communities for tackling crises hazardous to human health
Forget Fukushima: Chernobyl still holds record as worst nuclear accident for public health
The meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 exposed 572 million people to radiation. No other nuclear accident holds a candle …
‘There will be a day when we will be able to predict quakes’
Enough strain has accumulated in the Nepal region to cause a great earthquake. But how big it is going to be and when it is going to occur is a …
Gassing the truth
More than a decade after the Bhopal gas disaster, the data collected from those exposed to the gas remains shrouded in mystery
Bhopal revisited
The government department to provide relief to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy may be closed down
Their Misery Continues
Post-tsunami relief workin Sri Lanka is bogged down by corruption, inefficiency and political machinations
New study can help improve earthquake prediction
An equation developed by researchers brings back focus on earthquake prediction
If disaster strikes
Is India ready for a Japan-like catastrophe?
COVID-19, floods and landslides: What Uttarakhand needs to brace for
An above-normal monsoon, as predicted by IMD, may cause the state to experience interweaving challenges of flooding or landslide events
Built to last
A Rajasthan village has cylindrical houses that help people cope with extreme weather events
Scale of disaster unfolds as rescue work intensifies
Survivors say hundreds stranded in Kedar valley will starve to death if rescue teams do not reach them soon. Next 48 hours crucial
NDMA drill had exposed gaps in state’s disaster management plan
Uttarakhand government took no step to address shortcomings in three years
How effective is India's disaster management authority?
Central agency has failed to carry out most of its functions in past 7 years
NDMA vice-chairperson's post vacant for three months
Members of the apex disaster management body asked to leave after new government came to power at Centre
Run for cover: 100 days, 44 storms, 16 states, 423 deaths
An unprecedented storm season challenges India's scientific community
Mocha and the ever-growing fiasco we are pushing ourselves into
Will the Anthropocene be the shortest era in history?
Cyclone Vayu: NDRF teams evacuate people from 15 Gujarat districts
The very severe cyclonic storm is expected to hit the Gujarat coast on June 13 morning