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
The enrolment of the poor in the flagship health insurance scheme, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana in its third year of operation does not show any sign of it covering all the poor by 2012. This article estimates the proportion of the eligible below the poverty line families enrolled for the scheme and the fraction of those hospitalised who are covered.
Vidya Krishnan Every year, India adds the population of Australia to its already staggering ranks of 116.1 crore people. Every 10 years, we add the population of Brazil
Rukmini Shrinivasan TIMES INSIGHT GROUP On Monday, industry associations were quick to put out figures estimating the loss suffered by India on account of the bandh, figures that were then repeated ad nauseum as talking points by UPA members. A closer look at the numbers, however, shows that they were way off base if not entirely impossible to calculate.
Though the situation is far better than last year, inadequate and erratic rainfall in the month of June has meant that water level in most of the reservoirs in the country is slightly below the average level expected around this time of the year.
A response to the analysis of Orissa
This paper analyses the pesticide use pattern in agriculture and associated management system in Kerala. The recent declining rate in total consumption of pesticides is not a sign of relief as the use of harmful chemicals is rising. The pesticides used in agriculture include chemicals, which are banned and those suggested for restricted use only.
New Delhi: In what further cements Delhi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today projected the effective management of the fallout of the global financial crisis and the restoration of the growth momentum as the major achievement of his government in the year gone by.
This 17 nation survey on consumer behavior and environmental impact by National Geographic & Globescan revealed that environmentally friendly behaviour in 10 of 17 countries has increased and India has the most sustainable consumption pattern. <br />