तकनीक और सामुदायिक समझ से मिल सकेंगे भूस्‍खलन के संकेत

भूवैज्ञानिक सर्वेक्षण संस्थान रिमोट सेंसिंग और भौगोलिक सूचना तंत्र जैसी तकनीकों की मदद से भूस्‍खलन संवेदनशीलता मानचित्र बनाने में जुटा

उड़ीसा के लिए बड़ा आर्थिक बोझ साबित हो सकता है चक्रवात फोनी

उड़ीसा में 1999 की भयानक तबाही लाने वाले चक्रवात की तरह बेहद तीव्र और गंभीर चक्रवात 3 मई को सूबे से टकरा सकता है। 

Art of gobbling up Yamuna floodplain

Without proper mapping and a plan for its acceptable use, no one can prevent the Yamuna floodplain from being gobbled up

Welcome to cyber city

Computers cannot prevent floods -- a lesson that the Internet-savvy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is learning the hard way

बिहार में बाढ़ के लिए कितना जिम्मेदार फरक्का?

बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने गंगा नदी पर बने फरक्का बैराज को हटाने की मांग की है। आखिर उथली होती गंगा और बिहार ...

After cyclone Phailin, villages face flood fury

People deny receiving any supply materials, aid

Uttarakhand floods: more rains predicted

Light to moderate rain forecast from June 24; will impede ongoing rescue operations

Witnessing a cycle of misery in Bihar's flood-prone villages

Spate of neglect

Why is rain a tragedy for cities?

Breach of trust

This is not a story about floods in Bihar. This is a story about how an entire society has been corrupted by money meant to build embankments for …

Asia has faced more disasters than any other continent since 1970

A Centre for Science and Environment analysis shows that the number of natural disasters reported in developing countries has increased

Hudhud ravages Vizag, kills three in Andhra Pradesh

Evacuation of people to safer areas helped minimise casualty

Assam speaker refers non-utilisation of flood relief fund to privileges panel

Revenue and disaster management minister Prithibi Majhi shrugs away responsibility

Twice hit by flood, Pithoragarh awaits attention

Over 1,000 people stranded in villages but relief and rescue operations focus only on pilgrim centres

A sustainable engineering disaster

वैश्विक औसत से अधिक तेजी से पिघल रहा है हिंदु कुश हिमालय

वैश्विक तापमान को 1.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस तक सीमित रखने के बाद भी यह क्षेत्र इस सदी अधिक तेजी से गर्म होगा

How Delhi slums can fight climate change

Women's roups in the national capital are making efforts to build resilience against climatic impacts

No respite for Odisha and Andhra from extreme rains, floods

Ongole town in Andhra receives 34 cm rains in one day; 68 people die in flood fury in two states. Raghuram Puvvada reports from Hyderabad and …

Scrutinising disasters

FLOOD STUDIES IN INDIA Kale, Vishwas S . Geological Society of India (Memoir; 41) . Bangalore . 1998 . 256 pp

Nepal's glacial cover depleting fast, fresh water crisis predicted

Increasing number of glaciers indicates melt and fragmentation, says study

Community radio creates new waves in Uttarakhand

Rattled by the flood disaster last year, popular community radio voices have resolved to take up issues to safeguard their surroundings from …

Churning issue

Does the concept of interlinking India's rivers hold water? The debate rages on...

Rain reigns in Chennai

Shrinking lake area and blocked drains have reduced Chennai's capacity to drain rainfall runoff

The Himalayan waters: complex challenges and regional solutions

Countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region should recognise the potential of water resources for sustainable development