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 National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will help Arunachal Pradesh in disaster management by imparting training to the police force, including communities, who are frontliners during disasters. Speaking on the sidelines of the two-day state level workshop on disaster and risk management here today, NDMA member K M Singh told …
The report readied by the committee to look into the Dow Chemical imbroglio has given a green signal for the construction at the Shinde village site, stating that it will be used only for research and development activities. It has also asked the company to get the requisite environmental clearance …
We examine the predominant natural hazards in West Bengal, along with an analysis of the prevalent disaster mitigation and management perspectives. Pre-hazard activities towards its mitigation are emphasized and explicated. In cognizance with the existence of multiple hazards in the region, a composite vulnerability map is prepared through integration of …
Hurricane Price Tags Soaring On Crowded US Coast US: April 7, 2008 MIAMI - The damage caused to US coastal cities by hurricanes promises to rise into the stratosphere, raising concerns about a possible $500 billion storm and prompting calls for tougher building codes. Devastating hurricanes like 1992's Andrew and …
With chances of conventional war becoming rare, the Centre has mooted a proposal to change the character of civil defence by giving its volunteers the responsibility of tackling disasters in addition to protecting people and property from external aggression or internal disturbances. Currently, the activities of civil defence is to …
More than 50 years after it was set up, Civil Defence is set to undergo a major shift in its duties with the Centre deciding to give its volunteers the responsibility of dealing with natural disasters. Raised after the 1962 Sino-Indian war, its primary duty so far has been to …
More than 50 years after it was set up, Civil Defence is set to undergo a major shift in its duties with the Centre deciding to give its volunteers the responsibility of dealing with natural disasters. Raised after the 1962 Sino-Indian war, its primary duty so far has been to …
Nearly 40,000 Katrina Families Still In Mobile Homes US: April 3, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. - Almost three years after Hurricane Katrina, nearly 40,000 families still are living in vulnerable mobile homes and trailers across the US Gulf Coast with another hurricane season just two months away, the top US disaster …
In 2008, World Health Day focuses on the need to protect health from the adverse effects of climate change. WHO selected this theme in recognition that climate change is posing ever growing threats to global public health security.
How did South Asian societies rebuild their economies following natural disasters? Based on five episodes from colonial India, this article suggests that between the mid-nineteenth and the mid-twentieth century, the response to disasters changed from laissez-faire to more state intervention. Despite this change, post-disaster rebuilding was complicated by unspecified rights …
During disaster, management of essential services is a daunting task. Water supply systems (WSS) are susceptible to natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and famine and also face threat from man-made disasters. Since water is the basic need of living being, restoring it is a major challenge to water engineers in …
What lessons for policy makers at national and international level can be drawn from the growing experiences of reconciling development and climate change? The key to achieving this is to approach the problem from the development perspective, since that is where in most countries the priority lies. Current knowledge on …
A meeting convened to discuss the preparedness of monsoon and to adopt preventive measures in future and action to be taken before the onset of monsoon was held at South Goa Collectorate building in Margao. Senior officials attended the meeting that was chaired by Vanancio Furtado, Dy Collector. The meeting …
Nellore and Khammam have been chosen for an intensive command system (ICS) project as India disaster management support scheme. While Nellore often bears the brunt of cyclones, Khammam is flood-prone. The ICS project officer, Mr M. Bhaskar Rao, disclosed the decision to choose the two districts while talking to this …
Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka said that over 7,000 families have been displaced due to floods. Also, several areas are in danger with landslides, the Centre added. According to the sources 6,300 families have been displaced in the Mannar district alone. Also, dams of two reservoirs in Mannar have …
Under the aegis of NDRF, 128 Battalion Army camp at Katamur located near Changchari, a day-long awareness camp on disaster management awareness and human rights was arranged recently for the benefit of general public of various circles. During the camp, demonstrations on how to offer medical treatment to the confined …
Women, the primary caregiver in family, are the most vulnerable group to climate change, said the speakers at a seminar yesterday. They also laid emphasis on gender-sensitive adaptation of climate change and disaster management. The speakers said the poorer the women are, the higher are their vulnerability and sufferings. They …
An evaluation of disasters in the form of landslides and floods is presented. The study has been carried out in the perspective of nonlinearity, chaos and the complexity of their management. The devastating landslide at Ambootia Tea Estate in the Himalayan Darjeeling District, West Bengal (a vulnerable earthquake zone) which …
This report explains the concept of integrated risk management, a strategic and proactive approach to anticipating, assessing and managing natural events. By analysing the main risks and investing in prevention and mitigation, societies become less vulnerable. Financial, social and environmental damage and rehabilitation and reconstruction costs are reduced. This approach …
