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 wait for the Navi Mumbai international airport is getting longer. The state-run City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), nodal agency for the project, is yet to get forest clearance and approval of the Bombay High Court. Though the project had received environment clearance on November 22, 2010, the acquisition …
Lalitpur, Jan 16, Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai Monday said that the government was committed to implementing the Disaster Management Strategy 2064 to manage natural disasters. Inaugurating the 14th National Earthquake Safety Day at Jawalakhel, Dr. Bhattarai said that national unity would help to manage natural disasters in the nation. …
Srinagar witnesses coldest day of the season Even as the Kashmir valley continues to reel under severe cold, the government today sounded an avalanche warning following last week’s snowfall. “On the basis of information received from the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), a medium avalanche alert has been issued …
T. Shivaji Rao, Director, Centre for Environmental Studies, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, has sent a memorandum to Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah calling for action to prevent a man-made catastrophe from impending collapse of the Mullaperiyar dam. The Director said that the Mullaperiyar dam did not meet modern safety norms and …
In India, disaster response preparedness still means rebuilding what has been destroyed. In China, disaster response is an opportunity not only to rebuild, but also to develop the affected areas and communities.
KOLKATA, 1 JAN: The inefficiency of the state government to implement a land policy in the past seven months has meant it has failed to construct an inch of a planned embankment in South and North 24-Parganas, two districts that were badly affected by Cyclone Alia over two years ago. …
This document presents the discussions and recommendations emerging from a global workshop which aimed to enhance understanding of policy makers and practitioners on how social protection can be used for climate risk management in developing countries that empowers the poor to build resilient communities and livelihoods; and to create a …
This step-by-step guide on the implementation of the Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management (CSDRM) approach is structured around the policy and programme management cycle of the approach. CSDRM aims to tackle disasters, including sudden and slow-onset disasters exacerbated by climate change, as well as poverty and adaptation through improved integration. …
Urban local government is a vital part for the delivery of services to people. Along with other responsibilities, urban local government in Bangladesh is also responsible for environmental management. This study aims to identify the role of Paurashavas (which are administrative units at every municipality composed of elected members) in …
This publication contains the report and supplementary materials of a workshop on “Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration”, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 29–30 March 2011. The workshop identified some of the main areas in which governments and institutions may need to reinforce their capacities to manage the …
Cyclone Thane, packing wind speed of 140 kmph, made landfall on the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil and Puducherry Friday morning, officials of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here said. “The cyclone is in the process of crossing between Cuddalore and Puducherry coast. The wind speed is around 140 kmph …
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today alloted Rs 150 crore for immediate relief measures and directed four Ministers to visit the districts which bore the brunt of cyclonic storm 'Thane'. After chairing a meeting with senior department officials, Jayalalithaa said she had asked her cabinet colleagues B V Ramana, …
Knowing where the safe zones beyond the reach of floodwaters are and the routes to reach them will make the difference between life and death in case of a breach of the Mullaperiyar dam. Keeping battery-operated radios and telephone numbers of emergency control rooms ready will help receive timely alerts …
The strong protest that the Tamil Nadu government registered over the formation of an expert committee to prepare a disaster contingency plan has finally yielded result with the Centre deciding to postpone convening the panel till the court-appointed empowered committee submitted its report on the health and future of the …
KARUNAGAPPALLY: Revenue Minister Thiruvanchur Radhakrishnan has said that a Rs 1,043 crore worth of projects would be submitted to the Central Government for disaster management in the state. Speaking at a function held at the Tsunami memorial at Azeekkal near here, to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the disaster resulting …
Orissa is prone to natural disasters, especially floods. Yet, the authorities have not been able to draw up an effective disaster management plan and politicians continue to play politics with relief works. What is needed in dealing with these disasters and the relief and rehabilitation work that follows is the …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government declared 17 of the 30 districts as drought-affected on Thursday. The announcement comes a day after Opposition Congress and BJP slammed the BJD Government for the alleged delay in providing assistance to the affected farmers. The decision was taken after receiving reports on possible crop loss …
Events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant following the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami are of crucial importance for the future of atomic energy — in Japan and globally. To respond adequately to the accident, we have to know precisely what happened then and what is continuing to happen …
Disaster management is the last thing on the mind of the Punjab Government. Out of the 29 states across the country, Punjab is bracketed with Arunachal Pradesh as the states that have not spent a single paisa from the Central grant received for training its functionaries in disaster management. According …
India’s burgeoning cities and interventionist policies have aggravated the threat from natural disasters, the World Bank and United Nations said on Thursday. They emphasised the importance of preventive measures to minimize loss of life and property from natural hazards and the need to raise awareness so that governments are pressed …
