2023 disasters in numbers
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
In 2023, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards. These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses
<p>Jabalpur is a city having highest number of lakes in Madhya Pradesh. A Systematic study has been done by author on lakes of Jabalpur, in coordination with other departments i.e. District Administration
The report on Review of Performance of Hydro Power Stations during the year 2014-15 is 28th in the series of such publication by Central Electricity Authority in partial fulfillment of the statutory obligations
A report released by the government details how food insecurity and undernutrition are affecting the people of Nepal. The report ‘Small Area Estimation of Food Insecurity and Undernutrition in Nepal’
The European health report is a flagship publication, published every three years. The 2012 report set the baseline for monitoring progress towards the six targets of the European policy framework, Health
<p>As per National Health Profile 2015, there will be 19 percent increase in cancer among men by 2020 with mouth cancer registering the highest spike and a 23 percent increase among women with gall bladder cancer showing the sharpest increase. The cancer incidence in men will rise from the current 522164 to 622203 in 2020 warns this report released by J.P Nadda, the Union Minister for Health on Sep 22, 2015.</p>
<p>The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) was launched in 2000, aiming to stop the spread of infection and alleviate suffering. Mass drug administration (MDA) is the recommended
The SAARC Development Goals consisting of 22 goals & 67 indicators representing the status of social development in the country.The present report gives the statistical appraisal of the achievements made
<p>In the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013), knowledge about health and its determinants has been integrated into a comparable framework to inform health policy. Outputs of this analysis are
Child mortality rates have plummeted to less than half of what they were in 1990, according to a new report released. Under-five deaths have dropped from 12.7 million per year in 1990 to 5.9 million in
<p>The area of land covered by forest and trees is an important indicator of environmental condition. This study presents and analyses results from the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 (FRA 2015)