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 …
This project briefing presents the findings and policy implications of a study conducted by Plan International about the perception and experience of climate extremes and disasters by girls and boys in South Asia, who must receive greater priority in measures to respond to disasters and in disaster risk reduction planning. …
This toolkit offers a step-by-step guide for integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into the coastal and marine ecosystem management that will be quite useful for the field practitioners of coastal areas in the sub-region. This publication builds on UNDP’s new Biodiversity and Ecosystems Global Framework, titled The …
The ESCAP/UNISDR Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2012, Reducing Vulnerability and Exposure to Disasters provides an analysis of the impact of disasters on Asian and Pacific countries between 1970 to 2011, and discusses the twin challenge faced by the region of increasing exposure of its people and economic assets, and heightened vulnerabilities …
The Secretariat for the UNISDR has released a report outlining the contributions from children to disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts in Asia titled “Children’s Action for DRR: Views From Children in Asia.” The report was released on the sidelines of the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR, which is convening …
‘What we need is awareness drive and not concern’ Coming out in support of the Union Government, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday said the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu is safe and there is no need for people living in the surrounding areas to protest. …
Piped supply of oil and domestic gas will be increased in next few years. Similarly, 25 percent of the country’s energy will be met through natural gas. This information was given at a two-day workshop on emergency response and disaster management scheme here today. As many as 92 representatives of …
GUWAHATI, Sept 25 – Over 17.60 lakh people in 2,055 villages under 69 revenue circles of 16 districts of the State are hit by the current wave of floods. In all, 18 persons have been reported dead and seven are reported missing due to the current wave of flood in …
Guwahati, Sept. 25: The forest advisory committee under the ministry of environment and forestry has refused to provide clearances to hydroelectric projects on the Tawang river basin, unless a comprehensive study is undertaken to address various issues. The issue of giving forest clearance for the two plants on the Tawang …
GUWAHATI, Sept 24 – The overall flood situation in the State has worsened further with nearly 14 lakh people in 1,972 villages under 63 revenue circles of 16 districts reeling under flood. In Tinsukia district, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Army have been pressed …
The Nagaon district in Assam is in a sub-humid region with a greater part of the district comprising alluvial soil ranging from pure sand on the banks of the Brahmaputra to stiff clay. The area is subjected to frequent flooding by rivers during a spell of 4 months in a …
The State Government has decided to reiterate its demand for payment of crop insurance to farmers of 603 gram panchayats whose crops were damaged in natural calamities last year. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Surya Narayan Patro and Rural Development Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh will take up the matter with …
The Tamil Nadu Government would construct one lakh concrete houses for the people in Cuddalore and Viluppuram districts, hit badly by cyclone Thane last year. Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today announced allocation of Rs 1,000 crore for the project under which 90,000 houses would be constructed in Cuddalore and 10,000 …
During the monsoons in Thailand, floods pose significant risks to the country’s population. Yet, despite its regular occurrence, the magnitude of economic losses arising from the consequences is poorly understood. This article focuses on the policy framework and institutional capacity of Thailand for handling the disaster effectively. Evidences based on …
In this new report UNISDR provides a snapshot of resilience building activities at the local level and identifies trends in the perceptions and approaches of local governments toward disaster risk reduction. This report provides a snapshot of resilience building activities at the local level and identifies trends in the perceptions …
This handbook is a resource for enhancing disaster resilience in urban areas. It summarizes the guiding principles, tools and practice in key economic sectors that can facilitate the implementation of resilience concepts into decisions over infrastructure investments and general urban management as integral elements of reducing disaster and climate risks. …
Since 2009, when a campaigning Rahul Gandhi sold Jaipur a “world-class city” dream, residents had been under the impression that such a city had almost arrived. Touristy Jaipur soon had a Metro system approved; its Jantar Mantar was inscribed on Unesco’s World Heritage Sites list; a new master plan for …
Environment Information Centres have been set up by the Union Forest and Environment Ministry for collection of data pertaining to environment in every State of the country. These centres collect environment-related data in each State and make them available to people through various mediums for augmentation of environment. This was …
The nations of the world urgently need to adopt drought-management policies, as farmers from Africa to India struggle with lack of rainfall and the United States endures the worst drought it has experienced in decades, top officials with the UN weather agency said on Tuesday. The World Meteorological Organisation says …
Landslides killed more than 32,000 people across the world from 2004 to 2010 - up to 10 times more than previously thought, the first detailed study of the disasters showed on Thursday. The new data on the scale of the problem should force governments to rethink how they dealt with …
A Parliamentary Panel has pointed out serious lapses (some dating as far back as the Gujarat earthquake of 1991) in monetary help for undertaking rehabilitation work and providing relief to people affected by severe natural calamities, in this case the MPLADS funds, lying unutilised with some states despite several reminders. …
