Elephants pit
Scientist R SUKUMAR of the Centre for Ecological Studies, Bangalore, says that DTE correspondent Anju Sharma was slipshod in her homework on elephants
Cyclone Hudhud makes landfall on Andhra coast; three killed
People are warned to stay indoors as trees, poles and hoardings risk being uprooted
In flood-prone Bihar, govt asks villagers to tweet potential threats
The state’s major rivers are all above danger levels and pose severe risks to flood-prone areas
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
Another year, another mismanaged flood response in Assam
As floods ravage Assam and other north-eastern states in India, failed promises by politicians to deal with floods come under close scrutiny
Good communication is a key part of disaster response
There's a need for more trained personnel using social media during a disaster and for funding to adequately equip public-sector organizations …
Ebola can still spread to other parts of world: UN top official
6,928 people have already died from Ebola and more than 16,000 have been infected
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, ACT Accelerator face cash crunch
ACT Accelerator needs $22.1 billion in 2021; COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund $1.96 billion
Lok Sabha discusses losses due to natural calamities since 2012
Only 59 per cent of the funds allocated for relief operations were actually released in 2015 as compared to 77 per cent in 2012
What’s the new coronavirus variant in India and how should it change their COVID-19 response?
In 15-20% samples from Maharashtra, the state accounting for 62% of cases in the country, a new, double mutation in key areas of the virus has …
‘Climate crisis a universal reality’: Heaviest snowfall since 2005 halts life in J&K
Widespread damage, disruption reported from several parts of the UT; L-G declares heavy snowfall a state-specific natural calamity
Cyclone Gaja live analysis: 10% of world's cyclonic storms put 1/3rd of Indians at risk
Around 76% of the total loss of human lives from cyclonic storms have occurred in India and Bangladesh
Nilam lands at Mahabalipuram on Tamil Nadu coast
Over 4,000 people evacuated to relief camps
Odisha seaside villagers move to safe places as cyclone Amphan intensifies
Over 567 cyclone shelters and 7,092 buildings have been readied, claimed a state official
Real estate boom, quarries to blame for Pune disaster?
Ambegaon taluk where disaster-struck Malin village was located had become a realty hot spot and had mines; it is located in the ecologically …
Cyclone Helen hits Andhra coast
Makes landfall close to Machillipatnam; people evacuated from vulnerable areas; 130 relief camps opened in Krishna district
2 days after Amphan landfall, Sagar island still left in the lurch
Local administration in the island struggle with limited resources in the aftermath of cyclone Amphan
Responses to DTE editorial 'No more kindergarten approach to climate change'
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
Cyclone Nilofar: Gujarat initiates precautionary measures
Fishing community is being issued warnings by the state; port authorities are keeping a close watch
Still unprotected: COVID-19, underfunding plagues child protection aid
African countries among the worst affected: Funding for child protection dropped to 38% in 2019 from 88% in 2018 in South Sudan
Surviving heatwaves: What can India learn from France
Heatwave events caused 22,223 deaths from 1992 to 2015 in India
Kathmandu struggles, damage in remote areas not fully known yet
Survivors are in immediate need of food, safe water and medical supplies
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh face worst ever floods recorded in June
Brahmaputra breaches danger mark, 300,000 people displaced
Floods follow cyclone Phailin
Thousands of people are trapped in Balasore district, which is far from areas hit by cyclone