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 …
Sri Lanka has decided to amend the Disaster Management Act soon, the Disaster Management Centre said. A spokesman for the Centre said that it has decided to amend the Act due to the practical difficulties in the Act. The Act was enacted in 2005 following the tsunami disaster that ravaged …
Chandigarh: To discuss the role of information technology in disaster management and counter terrorism, a two-day symposium is being organised by the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) in collaboration with the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here tomorrow. Hayrana Governor Dr AR Kidwai would inaugurate the symposium, while …
The National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi, and the Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata, today issued a caution stating that a cyclonic storm could hit coastal parts of the state in the next 48 hours. The cyclonic trough, named Bijli, formed over the west central part of the Bay of Bengal, …
: Sri Lanka has decided to amend the Disaster Management Act soon, the Disaster Management Centre said. A spokesman for the Centre said that it has decided to amend the Act due to the practical difficulties in the Act. The Act was enacted in 2005 following the tsunami disaster that …
Thousands of people made homeless by Italy's worst earthquake in three decades will be moved from tent villages into more permanent housing before autumn, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday. Berlusconi, who on Thursday visited the rugged Abruzzo region devastated by the April 6 quake, said that 65,000 people …
Food and Disaster Management Minister Md Abdur Razzak yesterday urged the NGOs to come forward to eliminate poverty and raise awareness among people about disaster preparedness. He said people would be able to take more effective measures to face disaster if poverty can be eliminated. The minister was speaking as …
Farmers of the Matale district have to suffer the consequences of the severe drought that prevailed for the last two months. About 5,000 acres of paddy lands got destroyed resulting in 10,000 families facing a pathetic situation. Farmers complain that the water levels in the tanks have fallen and natural …
Government of NWFP in collaboration with GTZ arranged a one-day workshop on Disaster Management in NWFP at a local hotel in Peshawar on Thursday. Special Secretary Finance Department, Abdus Samad Khan was the chief guest on the occasion while Commissioner Kohat Division Muhammad Umar Khan presided over the event. Besides …
Srinagar: With the state being vulnerable to natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and fire incidents, the authorities have started framing plans to tackle these problems. The valedictory function of the four-day workshop on preparation of disaster management plans was organised today. Additional Commissioner, Kashmir, Mohammad Amin was the chief guest …
Rescuers picked through rubble for a third night searching for survivors of an earthquake that killed 272 people in Italy, but acknowledged hopes were fading as every hour passed. A series of aftershocks rattled the medieval mountain city of L'Aquila and nearby villages, complicating rescue efforts and terrifying survivors -- …
Strong aftershocks shook central Italy on Tuesday and hampered rescue efforts after the country's worst earthquake in three decades killed at least 228 people and left thousands homeless. The strongest aftershock since Monday's quake scattered rescue workers and toppled buildings, including parts of the basilica and the station, as night …
The Health Care and Nutrition Ministry will formulate a disaster management scheme to protect the hospital system as part of the World Health Day program on April 7. Health Care and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva disclosed this at the seminar held in connection with the forthcoming World Health …
Bangladesh celebrates the World Health Day today with the slogan 'Save lives: Make hospitals safe in emergencies' along with the other United Nations member countries. President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in separate statements wished successes of the week-long programmes taken by the government. Expressing hope that the …
At twilight on Monday, seven wooden coffins lay on the ground under a gnarled tree in Onna, a tiny village eight miles from here. A woman was slumped in grief over one, while people comforted her. After a few moments, five men strained to lift four coffins into a funeral …
Rescuers searched through the night for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 130 people in central Italy early on Monday and left thousands of homeless huddled in tent camps and rough shelters. Rain complicated the task of firemen and emergency workers combing the rubble in the hope of …
A research team at Taiwan's top university has rolled out a tiny low-budget device that can sense earthquakes within 30 seconds, enough time to issue crucial disaster warnings, the lead inventor said on Monday. The metal tool the size of a tape deck can detect an oncoming quake's speed and …
