Disaster Management
(Search results - 21)Lifestyle NewsFeb 23, 2024, 3:02 PM IST
Chennai to Mumbai: 7 Indian cities that might submerge by year 2100
Indian cities like Chennai, Mumbai, and Visakhapatnam face the looming threat of submersion by 2100 due to climate change. Urgent action is required to safeguard these cultural, economic, and historical hubs from the impending disaster
IndiaMay 23, 2020, 2:07 PM IST
Indian economist appointed by World Bank to key position on climate change
Abhas Jha, an Indian economist, has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia, the global lender said.
IndiaAug 17, 2019, 5:07 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh floods: Over 11,000 people from Krishna, Guntur districts moved to relief camps
Villages in Andhra Pradesh faced floods. Scores evacuated after 24 villages were inundated by floods. According to the State Disaster Management Authority, a total of 4,352 houses marooned in Krishna, Guntur districts
IndiaJul 30, 2019, 9:06 AM IST
Bihar floods: Death toll stands at 127; light to heavy rainfall likely
The disaster management department has put the total number of people hit by floods in Bihar at 88.46 lakh in 1,269 panchayats of the 13 districts
IndiaJun 29, 2019, 4:59 PM IST
Mumbai monsoon: Two die of electrocution as rains lash Thane
As heavy rains lashed Mumbai, the first tragic incident happened in Thane, the other one occurred in Ambarnath, officials of the district disaster management cell said
PoliticsJun 29, 2019, 10:59 AM IST
Telangana Congress leaders urge Rahul Gandhi to let Priyanka take over as party chief
"Some may call it dynasty or whatever, it is the way the Congress has evolved over the years. Somehow it has been dependent on the pan-India appeal of the Gandhi family," the former vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority, Marri Shashidhar Reddy said.
IndiaJun 16, 2019, 4:21 PM IST
Heatwave claims 44 lives in Bihar: Disaster Management Control Room
The officials at the Disaster Management Control Room said 22 people died in Aurangabad, 20 in Gaya and two in Nawada districts of Bihar due to heatwave.
IndiaMay 22, 2019, 11:04 AM IST
ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite PSLV RISAT-2B
This satellite RISAT-2B would enhance the country's surveillance capabilities along with application in fields such as surveillance, agriculture, forestry and disaster management
IndiaMay 6, 2019, 7:01 PM IST
From 13 students topping CBSE results to 500 missing NEET exam, watch MyNation in 100 seconds
PM Modi intends to call officials from all coastal states for a meeting in the coming few months to share best practices in disaster management . A 30-year-old Sri Lankan national was arrested in Kerala for not possessing valid travel documents. The arrest assumes significance in the wake of recent blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.
IndiaMay 6, 2019, 3:58 PM IST
PM Modi to hold all-India officers’ meet in Bhubaneshwar to share best practices in disaster management
Chairing a review meet over cyclone Fani in Bhubaneshwar on Monday, attended also by Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the PM said, “Maybe we should do it in Bhubaneswar. Others can learn so much from the work done by the Centre and the state here.”
IndiaMay 2, 2019, 10:23 PM IST
Cyclone Fani, the ‘snake’ storm: All you need to know about it
Read on to know about the intensity of cyclone, steps taken and how it was named
IndiaApr 30, 2019, 11:43 AM IST
Cyclone Fani to intensify; heavy rain expected in Kerala
The State Disaster Management Authority in Kerala has issued a yellow alert in Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Idukki
IndiaDec 28, 2018, 10:39 AM IST
WorldDec 23, 2018, 1:52 PM IST
IndiaOct 11, 2018, 1:46 PM IST