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 …
The World Bank said it raised to almost $1 billion its financial aid package to support relief and reconstruction in typhoon-devastated areas in the central Philippines, as the toll of death and destruction kept rising more than two weeks after the storm. The World Bank said it offered $480 million …
Delhi has experienced a series of low-intensity earthquakes in the recent past. And with a majority of those living in the city unaware of the steps to be followed when a disaster strikes, the National Disaster Management Authority is making an attempt to spread awareness about safety measures to be …
Registrar Lahore High Court (LHC), Sardar Ahmed Naeem on Tuesday presented a cheque amounting to Rs. 6.4 lac to Major Ijaz Ahmad Cheema, a representative of the Pakistan Army contingent tasked with the earthquake rehabilitation work in the province of Balochistan. LHC intended to help the quake survivors through Balochistan …
To determine if earthquake damaged schools need relocation or renovation, a team of engineers from the education ministry will leave, November end, to assess the earthquake vulnerability of schools in five dzongkhags. The two earthquakes in 2009 and 2011 damaged 153 schools across the country, with eastern Bhutan worst affected, …
This report presents the World Bank Group's experience in climate and disaster resilient development and contends that it is essential to eliminate extreme poverty and achieve shared prosperity by 2030. The report argues for closer collaboration between the climate resilience and disaster risk management communities through the incorporation of climate …
While the city experienced a series of tremors on Tuesday, many admitted to not being abreast of a proper mechanism if an earthquake of higher magnitude hits While some experienced mild tremors in the early hours of Tuesday, some slept peacefully, unaware of any seismic disturbance. Residents from different parts …
Nearly five months after devastating floods ravaged the hill state, Uttarakhand is yet to formulate a disaster management plan to meet any future calamity. According to the disaster management authority, as of now only 19 States in the country have a mandatory state disaster management plan (SDMP) — and Uttarakhand …
The Planning Commission of Pakistan has so far released Rs.98.215 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs.540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Planning Commission of Pakistan, out of these allocations, Rs.19863 million have been …
Experts Say They Have No Idea Why Plan Is Being Revised There is little hope for ecologically sensitive zones in the national capital region (NCR), including the Aravalis and the riverine ecosystems of Yamuna, Hindon, Sahibi and Kali. National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) is revising its Regional Plan 2021, …
The importance of weather, climate, and water information is rising because of the need to minimize growing economic losses, serve more elaborate societal needs, and help countries adapt to climate change. Weather and Climate Resilience highlights recent World Bank experience and offers guidance on good practices that will help modernization …
A day after Cyclone Phailin lashed the Odisha coast, full-throated praise for the Naveen Patnaik government on minimising loss of human life through mass evacuation morphed into angry protests by the survivors who lost pretty much everything except their lives to the disaster. The 1999 super-cyclone killed more than 10,000 …
Community based climate change adaptation: The 3P model - A presentation by Ashish Chaturvedi at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
The damages from climatic extremes: Does disaster specific and generic adaptation measures matter? - A presentation by Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati & Unmesh Patnaik at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
Five days before the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy's strike on the U.S. Northeast, the Interior Department announced $162 million in funding for research and restoration projects to help protect the Atlantic Coast from future storms. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the aid on Thursday at New Jersey's Edwin B. Forsythe …
As cyclone Phailin and floods in North Odisha districts heavily damaged schools and related infrastructure, the School and Mass Education department has proposed sanction of Rs 834.47 crore special assistance for reconstruction activities. According to a preliminary survey conducted by the department, 5,820 schools have been severely damaged in the …
An independent report prepared by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has said that lack of food security and proper shelter remain the most challenging aspect of relief work in the earthquake-hit areas of Awaran and Kech districts in Balochistan. Two powerful earthquakes struck parts …
The Philippines started to clear roads blocked by debris on Thursday as it reckoned up the cost of this week's powerful earthquake, with the death toll rising to at least 158. Tens of thousands of residents of Bohol island, which took the brunt of Tuesday's 7.2 magnitude quake, remained living …
The rapid growth in the number of people living in cities and urban landscapes is increasing the world’s susceptibility to natural disasters, according to this new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The report warns that the unprecedented influx of people to urban areas across the developing world is …
The World Disasters Report 2013 examines the profound impact of technological innovations on humanitarian action, how humanitarians employ technology in new and creative ways, and what risks and opportunities may emerge as a result of technological innovations. The responsible use of technology offers concrete ways to make humanitarian assistance more …
The United Nations on Tuesday appreciated the state government's preparedness in dealing with the 'very very severe' cyclone Phailin, saying it would highlight the efforts as a successful case study globally. Terming the evacuation of nearly one million people, which ensured minimal loss of human lives, a 'landmark success story', …
