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 editorial said the Indian state of Odisha efficiently evacuated hundreds of thousands of people to safe places before the cyclone made landfall India has learnt its lesson and improved its disaster management capabilities unlike Pakistan, where the situation has seen little improvement, a leading Pakistani daily has said in …
Andhra Pradesh was spared the onslaught of cyclone Phailin, which left one person dead and inundated a few thousand acres of crops, a relatively small toll when compared to the doomsday predictions of some experts. Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday said that the after effects of Phailin …
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday laid importance on capacity building of all forces including army, navy and air force so that they can respond during any natural disaster. Every force should have a separate unit, training and necessary equipment to enhance their disaster management ability, she said while …
A Delhi-based NGO has launched a Rs 50 million project to restore the livelihood of 2,000 flood affected families across three districts of Uttarakhand. The project has been launched by Caritas India, an NGO of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI). The two-year project is designed to be implemented in …
The very severe cyclonic storm Phailin has affected a cultivable area of 0.5 million hectares in Odisha after striking the state's southern coast at around 8:30 pm yesterday. "Out of the total cultivable area of 3.6 million hectares (ha), 0.5 million has been affected due to the cyclonic storm. The …
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday said a State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), on the line of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) would be set up immediately to face natural disasters. “The SDRF will initially have a strength of 1,000 force and will be trained in …
Orissa on the East Coast along with West Bengal and Andhrapradesh has the locational disadvantage of being in the path of depression of severe cyclonic storms that occur before the onset of south-west monsoon or after it recedes .The super Cyclone and severe Cyclone of October 1999 devastated 14 prosperous …
It is expected to cross coast between Kalingapatnam and Paradip by Saturday The authorities in 23 cyclone-prone districts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are bracing themselves to tackle any exigency as a cyclonic storm intensified in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday and is expected to cross the coast between …
Cyclone Phailin with a wind speed of 220km per hour is turning into a super cyclone before making landfall on Saturday evening near Gopalpur in Odisha where the government has galvanized its machinery to deal with its impact and is evacuating thousands of people from low-lying areas. "The US Navy …
With cyclonic storm Phailin staring at the mainland from the sea, about 950 km from the Odisha port of Paradip, the state government on Wednesday cancelled the Dussehra holidays of its employees in 14 coastal districts and put them on disaster-management duty. An official bulletin said the cyclonic storm is …
It was just not the Super Cyclone that wrought havoc in 14 coastal districts of Odisha in 1999. A fortnight before Ganjam district was devastated by a cyclone, leaving more than 20 dead and a trail of devastation in nearly six blocks close to the sea. It was Maha Astami …
The state government on Tuesday issued a cyclone warning and alerted collectors of 14 coastal districts to remain prepared for any eventuality. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) here said a deep depression had been formed near the Andaman Sea, which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on Wednesday …
The Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Chiodi Cianfarani called on the Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar at his office on Sunday. The Italian ambassador conveyed the sympathies of the people and government of Italy over the recent earthquake in Balochistan and offered to donate 300,000 Euros for the earthquake affectees. Ambassador …
In the face of social unrest, economic crises, and more frequent natural disasters, preparation and recovery efforts by governments, communities, and individuals have become increasingly essential. Effective risk management can provide both resilience to withstand adverse events and the ability to take advantage of development opportunities. It is, therefore, a …
—$200,000 has been denoted to Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) by Republic of Korea for rehabilitation of Balochistan earthquake victims. On Wednesday, Korean ambassador to Pakistan Dr Song Jong-Hwan presented the cheque of US $ 200,000 to PRCS Chairman Major General (Retd) Ch Muhammad Nawaz Khan at the PRCS National …
The city of Dar es Salaam, with a population of more than four million, has no climate change adaptation plan. It also has a very large development deficit and lacks adequate provision for infrastructure and services such as piped water, sewers, drains and solid waste collection. Addressing this deficit (and …
The impacts of climate change in any city are obviously influenced by the quality of its housing and other buildings, its infrastructure and services. These were not built with climate change risks in mind, although they were influenced by environmental health risks that were present when they were constructed (including …
This report examines the relationship between disasters and poverty. It concludes that, without concerted action, there could be up to 325 million extremely poor people living in the 49 countries most exposed to the full range of natural hazards and climate extremes in 2030. It maps out where the poorest …
Development, disaster risk management and climate change adaptation and mitigation all have a common concern with reducing risk and protecting vulnerable populations – although they may focus on different risks and time scales. All cities need to become resilient to climate change’s direct and indirect impacts and to build this …
