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Floods and landslides have become natures habit in recent times and this is entirely due to plain disregard of recommendations of a series of expert committees set up by the government itself or by the Supreme-Court, typically after a disaster has struck. Representational Image. (PTI)

AA Edit | Govt put greed over need, brace for more disasters

Aerial surveys ministers are plain political gimmicks when what is needed is resolve to preserve fragile ecological...

22 Oct 2021 3:08 AM IST

A high tide seen at Mumbais Marine Drive. (Photo: PTI)

Centre's assistance to Maharashtra, four other states hit by natural...

The states include Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry

3 March 2022 1:06 PM IST

The Kisan Sabha had staged a gherao in CBS Nashik in 2016 and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had accepted the farmers demands.

A walk to stress on farmers issues

The Kisan Sabha had staged a gherao in CBS Nashik in 2016 and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had accepted the farmers'...

6 March 2018 6:34 AM IST

The Ockhi storm raged in 2017 killing at least 218 people in southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala and now Gaja came with the force of a herd of elephants on the march in 2018.

To mitigate plight in face of nature's fury

Natural disasters have become customary visitors to Tamil Nadu.

5 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

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Researchers say Twitter users spread false news during disasters

Here is what a new study has found.

15 May 2018 3:24 PM IST

Large crowds of people paying tribute to late King Bhumibol

Bad news becomes hysteria in crowds: Study

Even drawing the public's attention to unbiased, neutral facts does not mitigate this contagion of panic.

11 Jun 2018 2:38 PM IST

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Activist claims city not prepared for natural disasters

The incidents from natural disasters include building and wall collapse, short circuit, gas leakage among others.

24 Aug 2018 2:00 AM IST

Army personnel on rescue and evacuation operations in a flood-affected region of Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

A true disaster

Kerala floods have revealed an ugly truth as for the first time a natural disaster is being used to incite hatred.

21 Aug 2018 12:00 AM IST

Carnatic music is boring, singers are always slapping away the tala; not interesting.

Govt plans more radio stations in border areas

The CRS are considered to have immense potential to bring about a very significant positive social change at the...

8 Aug 2017 6:29 AM IST

2017 has been a crippling year in so far as natural calamities are concerned, snowballing the earth into -- albeit gradual -- decay, in the form of floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires. (Photo: AP)

Year ender 2017: The toll of environmental disasters on Earth

Hurricanes were more powerful, floods more debilitating and wildfires more damning in 2017.

30 Dec 2017 4:20 PM IST

Were really sad that we have this news especially because our countrymen were looking forward to celebrate Christmas, Marina Marasigan of the governments disaster-response agency told a televised news conference. (Photo: AFP)

Not a merry Christmas in Philippines: Scores spend festival in...

Tropical Storm Tembin unleashed landslides and flash floods that left more than 200 people dead and 144 missing.

25 Dec 2017 10:10 AM IST

A search and rescue operation was underway for more than 30 people who have been swept away by flash floods in the fishing village of Anungan. (Photo: AFP)

Christmas washed away in Philippines as storm, floods kill 200; 144...

Rescuers said a total of 103 houses were carried off by rampaging floodwaters in Dalama.

24 Dec 2017 11:49 AM IST