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
Long cuts, frequent breakdowns and technical snags expose PSPCL’s ill-preparedness for summer season Patiala: With the demand for power shooting up drastically, the state is reeling under severe power
A systematic review conducted by Sanjay Basu and colleagues reevaluates the evidence relating to comparative performance of public versus private sector healthcare delivery in low- and middle-income countries.
Peri-urban agriculture has brought out two clear impacts on farmers and the rural economy. The fi rst is the long-term impact of rise in land prices associated with reduced size of holding for agriculture,
Alarm bells are clanging as economic growth nosedived to a nine-year low, core sector output continued to flounder, and the fiscal deficit widened, buttressing worries arising from intensifying macroeconomic
For reducing morbidity, mortality and disabilities from the six serious but preventable diseases—that is, tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis and measles—the government of India
This Provisional coal statistics incorporates provisional information regarding coal, coal products and lignite of the preceding financial year along with few years on reserves, production, dispatches,
This BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2012 highlights disruptions to supplies and ever-increasing demand as the two big energy stories of 2011.
<p>This new WHO report provides information by country on the proportion of adult (age 30 years and above) deaths attributable to tobacco by major communicable and non-communicable causes by age and sex.</p>
Nearly 6 million Mumbaikars consume tobacco in some or the other form, according to statistics collected by Tata Memorial Hospital as part of its ongoing studies on tobacco use. The hospital has estimated
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in a maiden initiative has invited experts and users to contribute online to the development of its next version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)