Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
To mitigate damages caused due to annual flooding in various states,which come within the Ganges catchment area, the government on Monday approved sanction of a revised scheme amounting to Rs 305 crore for anti-erosion works on the river bank. "The cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for …
The government on Monday announced a multimillion-dollar relief package for farmers facing a crippling drought that is threatening the country's economic growth. Prime Minister John Howard said farmers in affected areas would receive an extra 350 million Australian dollars, or $262 million, on top of the 1.25 billion dollars in …
A strong earthquake rippled through the Hawaiian Islands, shaking residents and tourists from their sleep, knocking out electrical power to several areas and triggering a landslide that rained boulders and other debris on the major highway of the largest island. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the main earthquake Sunday …
At least 57 people have been killed and thousands forced to abandon their homes as the worst floods in recent memory wreaked havoc across Thailand and Burma. Military-run Burma, one of the world's poorest countries, struggled to cope with floods that have so far killed 13 people, according to state …
The UNICEF is sending shortly a team of experts to study the drought-like situation the State is facing due to the failure of monsoon this time. Disclosing this yesterday before the newsmen here, UNICEF Representative to India Cecilio Adorna said that the world body had the experience in working in …
Aid agencies are urging the world's powers not to suspend humanitarian aid to North Korea as punishment for Kim Jong-il's claimed nuclear test, warning of widespread hunger in the isolated state if food is used as a political tool. Aid donations for North Korea, where as many as 2m people …
Massive erosion by the river Brahmaputra at south Ahatguri has become a matter of serious concern. The erosion has caused so much havoc that 158 families have been rendered homeless. Several institutions, including the cultural centre of the area, have been washed away. Till date, erosion has severely affected three …
very shoddy approach of the State government in bringing a vital problem to the attention of the Central government once again came to light when the Union Minister for Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Sharad Pawar, himself declared that they are still awaiting receipt of the requisite memorandum from the State …
South Asian countries will have a common institutional mechanism to tackle disasters with the setting up of the Saarc Disaster Management Centre (SDMC). The centre, the first of its kind in the region, will be inaugurated by home minister Shivraj Patil here on Tuesday. Located within the National Institute of …
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to amend the drought manual following erratic southwest monsoon this year. The drought rules stipulate that the state should record 50 per cent deficient rainfall by September 30 if it is to be declared drought-hit. Statistics for this season show that as on September …
This year's drought during kharif season has adversely affected production of oilseed, especially of the sunflower, in the district. Sunflower and groundnut are the major oilseed crops cultivated in the district during all the three seasons in a year. These crops are taken up on a large scale during kharif …
Victims of the massive earthquake that hit Jammu and Kashmir exactly an year ago staged a protest here today against the slow pace of the rehabilitation of those affected by the disaster that devastated dozens of frontier villages. Former Chief Minister and National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah and several party …
For a city that has one of the most vulnerable coastlines in the country, here is more cause for worry: a major part of Chennai is seismically prone and is a 'high hazard' earthquake area, according to a recent study by Anna University. Carried out by the university's Centre for …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was high time Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata followed New Delhi's way and switched to LNG (liquefied natural gas) as rising pollution levels posed a serious health hazard to these cities. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said it was high time …
The cumulative rainfall during the monsoon in northeastern India has been significantly in deficit. Data of the India Meteorological Department shows that 26 of the 57 districts of the region are facing drought. In fact, this year's rainfall distribution has been so skewed that there has been significant shortfall in …
The incidence of moderate drought will double to affect half the world by the end of the century unless green house gas emission are curbed according to a study backed by the British government.
Heavy rains lashed parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat reminding people of last year's deluge. The rains were caused by low pressure in the Bay of Bengal. This intensified into a deep depression, causing torrential rains in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. Gujarat and Maharashtra suffered flooding. Karnataka and Madhya …
For the Raje government, the floods are a testing time but more could have been done to minimise the losses None could have imagined even in the wildest dreams that the Barmer district of Rajasthan, where drought is the way of life, will have floods of such a high magnitude. …
