Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods

In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into the …

Heat wave claims over 600 lives

Odisha, Andhra request Centre to recognise heat wave as natural calamity

Aircraft may monitor tropical cyclones over India

Four-day conference on Indian Ocean tropical cyclones begins in Delhi

CSE points out lapses in building regulations in India

The condition and quality of Indian building stock is poor when it comes to seismic performance. In Delhi, almost 80 per cent of buildings …

Kargil: Wall of landslide debris over river at risk of collapse

A tributary of the Zanskar river remains blocked due to landslide debris, threatening life in the valley. National Disaster Management Authority …

New swine flu kit makes disease detection easier in India

Portable testing kit gives results within an hour

Floods in north and east India kill 120 people

Release of flood waters from Nepal affect large parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury

State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place

`I did not have a government for 36 hours'

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pleaded helplessness as the seat of his government went under water and his ministers and …