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 …
A farmer from Indore, Gabbu Singh went to Kedarnath as part of a group of 50 people. Only seven have managed to survive the disaster. “The Mandakani's killer currents took 30 of them,” he says. “The remaining 13 are still untraceable.” According to Gabbu and his friend Anil Sisodia, even …
Pakistan and China signed eight documents of cooperation in various areas of economy on Friday for furthering already-strong economic and technical ties between the two friendly countries. The first pact, pertaining to an ambitious long-term project approximately costing $18 billion that would include building around 200 kilometre tunnels, was the …
Bimolangshu Roy Foundation, named after the late MLA of Silchar, has raised question about the construction of Barak Dam, also known as Tipaimukh Multipurpose Dam Project, against the backdrop of Himalayan Tsunami in Uttarakhand. Briefing media–persons today, Dr Rajdeep Roy, son of Bimolangshu Roy, managing trustee and State spokesperson of …
India’s first dedicated navigation satellite, the IRNSS-1A, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, was successfully put in orbit on Monday night. The launch vehicle, PSLV-C22, bearing the 1,425-kg navigation satellite, blasted off the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at the scheduled lift-off time of 11.41 …
In the wake of the devastation in Uttarakhand, the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament Monday discussed a Comptroller and Auditor General report on ‘Disaster Preparedness in India’ and found major deficiencies in the disaster management system. It found, for instance, that NDMA’s National Executive Committee had not met even once …
The first near mid-night satellite launch by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was a grand success. ISRO's workhorse launch vehicle Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C22 carried the country's first dedicated navigation satellite Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) - 1A at 11.41 pm (Monday) from the first launch …
In wake of the disaster at Uttarakhand, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued show-cause notice to state government and the Ministry of environment and forests & has asked for details of ecological studies carried out for the state. Read text of the order. Order of the National Green Tribunal in …
In March, a task force on disaster management set up by the government in 2011 submitted its report, suggesting sweeping changes to the Disaster Management Act, 2005. But it did not get much attention. It took the devastation of Uttarakhand for the home ministry to take a serious look at …
The broad objective of the Regional Plan-2021 "for promoting growth and balanced development of the Region” is to be achieved by: Providing suitable economic base for future growth by identification and development of regional settlements capable of absorbing the economic development impulse of NCT-Delhi; Providing efficient and economic rail and …
The 7-member expert committee will be headed by Lt Gen (retd) M C Badhani, former Director General of Border Road Organisation Faced with widespread criticism over the lackadaisical approach to deal with natural disasters, Uttarakhand today announced the formation of an expert advisory committee in lieu of the disaster management …
Dharamsala, June 26: Heavy rainfall in the month of June in the lower areas of the state is a harbinger of flash floods. Kangra and Una districts have a large number of rivulets that cause flash floods almost every year. These rivulets might cause a disaster in July and August …
As a humongous natural calamity grips Uttarakhand, it is now emerging that the state has had no disaster management plan worth its name despite being highly disaster-prone due to fragile mountains, tectonic activity and climatic events. A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report released as recently as on April 23 …
The government is to allocate Rs. 500 million for the reconstruction of physical infrastructure including roads, and drinking water projects, which were destroyed by floods in Darchula district, state-owned RSS news agency reports. The floods in Mahakali river due to incessant rainfall from mid-June had swept away many houses of …
Villagers hit by floods and landslips raised antigovernment slogans as Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat landed at the Rudraprayag helipad on Wednesday. The flood victims demanded to know why authorities had failed in disaster mitigation efforts earlier and were failing now in providing relief …
The government has announced a relief package for the flood and landslides victims across the country. Chairman of Interim Election Council Khil Raj Regmi convened an emergency cabinet meeting over the issue with ministers of concerned ministries and other stakeholders related to disaster management and preperadeness on Wednesday and announced …
The government Tuesday announced a relief amount of Rs. 50,000 each to flood-hit victims of Darchula and Kanchanpur locals. A meeting of the Central Natural Disaster Rescue Committee at the Home Ministry held under Home Minister and Foreign Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire decided to provide the relief packages to flood-ravaged …
At least 30 people have died and 16 others are missing in the recent floods and landslides in the Mid- and Far-western regions, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) confirmed on Wednesday. The ministry also said at least half a dozen were injured in the disaster triggered by incessant rains. …
Monsoon fury continued to wreak havoc on Uttarakhand on Tuesday with flash floods, landslips and cloudbursts claiming 54 lives and leaving 61,890 Char-Dham yatris stranded in Chamoli, Rudraprayag, and Uttarkashi districts. Twenty-five thousand people are stranded in Rudraprayag, 27,040 in Chamoli, 9,850 in Uttarkashi, and 900 in Tehri districts. Of …
Aizwal : With last month’s landslide that killed 17 people and swept away 11 buildings here fresh in mind, Aizawl’s district administration has ordered the demolition of a handful of large buildings that stand atop steep cliffs within the city limits ahead of the three-month rainy season. A top official …
Uttarakhand government has released Rs 39 crore for disaster management in view of the state's extreme vulnerability to natural calamities during monsoon. Officials said Rs three crore will be given to each of the state's 13 districts for the purpose. District magistrates across the state have been directed to be …
