Call for business unusual

What has happened in Kerala is also happening across the world. It is an uncomfortable fact that we do not have a semblance of the plan to deal …

Dam collapse kills at least 38 in Kenya; flood situation in East Africa remains grim

Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in the last few weeks, destroying thousands of homes and displacing more than half a million people across …

Can Chennai’s city disaster plan ensure resilient future?

Though cyclones and floods are routinely visiting Tamil Nadu every December, disaster risk reduction concerns have not been integrated into the …

Victims of denial

The United States was hit by 10 hurricanes in a span of two months, even as their President fails to acknowledge the problems from changing …

समतल बीहड़, खतरा या अवसर

प्राकृतिक स्थिति से छेड़छाड़ की वजह से चंबल नदी में गाद और बाढ़ का खतरा बढ़ने की आशंका है। 

Less than 10 per cent of dams have emergency action plans in case of floods: CAG

Report by the CAG has found delays and discrepancies in execution of projects for river management 

Sri Lanka witnesses worst flood in 14 years; death toll reaches 100

Over 200,382 people belonging to 52,603 families were affected across 14 districts in the country

Monsoon data's departure from reality

Latest rainfall data shows 18 per cent monsoon deficit, which Met officials consider to be in the 'normal' range. But does this data really …

The embankment war

Doomed dam

A five-year-long protest in France resulted in a major victory for conservationists, with the government being forced to abandon plans to build a dam.

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Uttarakhand's displaced

Floods and COVID-19: Tale of twin disasters

An episode that plays itself out every year: Assam is reeling under floods, yet again. As the COVID-19 pandemic silently rages in the background, …

Major embankment repair works delayed in Bihar

Some of them awaiting nod of Ganga Flood Control Committee

उत्तराखंड में फिर बादल फटने से तबाही

उत्तराखंड में इससे पहले इस सीजन में बादल फटने की चार घटनाएं हो चुकी हैं, जिनमें सात लोगों की मौत हो चुकी है। 

मुंबई की बारिश ने फिर साबित किया जलवायु परिवर्तन नहीं है कोई भ्रम

बाढ़ की स्थिति पैदा कर देने वाली वर्षा महज कुछ घंटों में हो रही है जबकि एक लंबा अंतराल सूखे जैसी स्थिति से गुजर ...

परिवर्तन की गणना

एट्रीब्यूशन स्टडीज के जरिए पता लगाया जाता है कि जलवायु परिवर्तन मौसम की चरम घटनाओं जैसे चेन्नई की बारिश के लिए किस हद तक ...

क्या नेपाल में बांध बनाकर बिहार को बाढ़ की आपदा से बचाया जा सकता है?

बिहार में इस साल आयी भीषण बाढ़ के बाद राज्य के नये जल संसाधन मंत्री संजय कुमार झा ने एक बार फिर से नेपाल ...

विपदा नई, इलाज पुराना

बाढ़ और सूखे के असर को कम करने का केवल एक उपाय है। वह है लाखों, करोड़ों जल संरचनाओं को बनाने की तरफ ध्यान ...

Mumbai rains once again prove climate change is no hoax

The number of rainy days is decreasing while intense rainfall events are increasing globally

In photos, the cost of a natural disaster

A new report by reinsurance giant Munich Re reveals that natural disasters caused global economic damage upto $160 billion in 2018. As per the …

Expert committee sheds light on Bihar’s mounting silt crisis

A central government committee recommends removal of silt along the Ganga in Bihar to reduce flood risks and boost shipping, but will a committee …

Kerala floods: Government was warned long back, but it chose to ignore

Ignoring experts’ recommendations on protecting fragile ecology of Western Ghats, Kerala had chosen development over environment

NGT panel claims 2016 event ruined Yamuna floodplains; Art of Living calls it flawed

The committee has submitted a time-bound action plan for physical and biological rehabilitation of the affected floodplain

In Parliament on November 24, 2016

Here’s a round-up of environmental and developmental issues that were discussed and debated in the Lok Sabha