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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Landslide: Aizawl starts demolition drive
Aizwal : With last month’s landslide that killed 17 people and swept away 11 buildings here fresh in mind, Aizawl’s district administration has ordered the demolition of a handful of large buildings that
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54 killed in Uttarakhand, 21 bridges collapse
Monsoon fury continued to wreak havoc on Uttarakhand on Tuesday with flash floods, landslips and cloudbursts claiming 54 lives and leaving 61,890 Char-Dham yatris stranded in Chamoli, Rudraprayag, and
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Uttarakhand worst hit as rain, floods kill at least 60 in north India
Dehradun : Cloudbursts, floods and landslides brought on by incessant rain over the past 48 hours have left a trail of destruction across north India, killing at least 60 people, injuring scores and leaving
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Monsoon storms endanger lives; affect Char Dham pilgrims
Raging rains lead to rising reports of falling trees, caving walls in Mumbai; and landslips in Uttarakhand The unrelenting monsoon showers are proving a danger for Mumbaikars with collapsing trees and walls. Following Saturday’s heavy showers, Sunday’s afternoon high tide only worsened the situation.
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Heavy rain triggers landslips in Himachal Pradesh
Heavy rain continued to lash several parts of Himachal Pradesh for the third day on Wednesday, triggering landslips in Chamba district and causing a sharp fall in temperature. Jogindernagar in Mandi
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KMSS rejects panel report on Lower Subansiri project
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), on Monday, seriously objected to the report of the Dam Design Review Panel (DDRP) of the Lower Subansiri Hydro–electric Project. The KMSS has said that the DDRP
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Taplejung landslide toll climbs to eight, three missing
At least eight persons belonging to two families were killed and three others went missing in a landslide that hit a remote village of Thukimba-6 of Taplejung district Wednesday night. The victims have
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Taplejung landslides claim seven lives, four more missing
At least seven persons belonging to two families were killed and four others went missing in a landslide that hit a remote village of Thukimba-6 of Taplejung district Wednesday night. The victims have
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Urgency to strengthen science-informed decision making in disaster risk management in India
Acknowledge the fact that the present disaster management institutional policy and practices in India, although build on science and technology at it score, haven’t been able to harness the full potential
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Mizoram landslide toll reaches 17 today
The number of death in Saturday’s Aizawl landslide incident has gone up to 17 on Monday out of which 15 dead bodies have been recovered so far. Besides human casualties, 11 houses were totally damaged and as many as 7 four-wheelers and 9 two-wheelers were also damaged in that calamity. Meanwhile, Mizo National Front (MNF), the principal Opposition party in Mizoram has demanded for the ‘independent judicial inquiry’ over building collapse that had killed 17 persons on Saturday.