BALASORE: A century-old canal between Odisha and West Bengal has become a major poll issue in Balasore parliamentary constituency. Leading political parties have promised to revive the 221-km long Coast
The London Assembly Environment Committee has today called for more impetus on sustainable drainage and river restoration to reduce flood risk. The Committee says that focusing on these initiatives
Flood control measures in northern parts of Balasore, known as flood prone area of the State, will be the major poll plank for the political parties in the district. While people face the fury of flood
Global warming may lead to more heat-related deaths and increase the damage caused by floods in Japan, a group of researchers said in a study released today. About 3,000 deaths each year in Japan are
The members of four different organizations named Youth Against Social Evils, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), Sara Bharat Krishak Sabha and Sara Assam Nirman Shramik Union along with the inhabitants
This is the twenty first Parliamentary Standing Committee report on 'Review of Ganga Flood Control Commission' presented in Lok Sabha on 20 February 2014.
Hundreds of locals living near Mohana River in Kailali are building an embankment along the river banks to prevent flooding in their settlement. They have taken the initiative after the government did
The eighth meeting of Nepal-India Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management (JCIFM) was held during 4th – 8th February, 2014 in Kathmandu. The Indian delegation was led by A. Paramesham,
The eighth meeting of the Nepal-India joint committee on inundation and flood management was held from February 4 to February 8 in Kathmandu. The Indian delegation was led by A Paramesham, member of
A set of Guidelines on ‘Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience’ has been developed by Melanie Duncan at University College London in
