State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Landslides
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Uttarakhand to raise disaster response force battalion
The Uttarakhand Government on Monday decided to raise a battalion of the State Disaster Response Force on the lines of the National Disaster Response Force. Announcing this here the Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said the SDRF would comprise of volunteers below the age of 40 from the PAC and other State police agencies.
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भूस्खलन रोकने को रोपे पौधे
गोपेश्वर: पपड़ियाणा गांव में लगातार हो रहे भूस्खलन से रोकथाम के लिए ग्रामीणों ने भूस्खलन वाले स्थानों पर पौधरोपण कार्यक्रम चलाया। डालि लगौंण तुमारी समौंण कार्यक्रम के तहत पपड़ियाणा गांव के किकिरियांण तोक में पौधरोपण कार्यक्रम की शुरुआत की गई। ग्रामीणों ने भूस्खलन वाले इस क्षेत्र में 50 से अधिक विभिन्न प्रजातियों के पौधे रोपकर इनके संरक्षण की भी शपथ ली। कार्यक्रम के आयोजक शिक्षक धनपति शाह ने कहा कि भूस्खलन की रोकथाम के लिए पौधरोपण जरूरी है।
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Insurance Board donates Rs. 12.7M to PM Natural Disaster Rescue Fund
The Insurance Board donated Rs. 12.7 million to the Prime Minister’s Natural Disaster Rescue Fund for relief of floods and landslides victims of the country including those in Darchula district. Chairman
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Himalayan blunders
The Himalayan region has seen unchecked construction activity, illegal mining, unscientific road building and hydropower projects built next to each other The floods in the Himalayas have been ferocious and deadly. The final body count could run into several thousands. There is no clear estimate of the number of villages wiped out, property destroyed, roads washed away and hydropower projects damaged in the mountain state of Uttarakhand.
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Wet and witless
A farmer from Indore, Gabbu Singh went to Kedarnath as part of a group of 50 people. Only seven have managed to survive the disaster. “The Mandakani's killer currents took 30 of them,” he says. “The remaining
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Assess damage to forests, wildlife, says Centre
The environment and forests ministry has asked Uttarakhand for a report on the damage caused to forests and wildlife by the floods. “We have asked both the Uttarakhand government and Forest Survey of India to assess damage that may have been caused to forests due to massive flooding.
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Govt declares 0.122m acres in Bay as 'reserve forests' to save land
With a view to saving it from grabbers, the government has declared 0.122 million acres of land as 'reserve forests' in four costal districts. The initiative will also protect the areas from natural disasters
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Landslides, floods in Nepal kill 50, displace 7,000
Landslides and floods triggered by several weeks of monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people in mainly remote parts of Nepal, a government official said Thursday. ‘So far, 50 people from across the
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50 dead in landslips, floods so far: Govt
At least 50 people were killed and 19 others went missing in recent floods and landslides across the country, according to the National Emergency Operation Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).
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Jairam Ramesh hikes aid under MNREGA
Says budgetary provisions for hill state would be almost doubled to Rs 700 cr from Rs 450 cr under MNREGA Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has substantially raised financial aid for the floods-ravaged Uttarakhand. This includes a budget of Rs 700 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MNREGA) scheme.