Disaster
(Search results - 102)WorldAug 27, 2019, 11:41 AM IST
Amazon forest fire: Fresh blazes rage; G7 Nations pledge support, Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro turns it down
More fires have broken out across the Amazon in Brazil, even as Brazillian warfare dumped water over hard-hit areas. G7 Nations joined hands in helping Brazil out of the disaster, but Brazil president rejected the offer of $22million aid.
IndiaAug 21, 2019, 3:25 PM IST
Centre sanctions Rs 4,432 crore as disaster aid package for 3 states; Kerala misses out
Ministry of home affairs has approved Rs 4432.1 crore in additional Central assistance to the states of Odisha, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh
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
IndiaAug 13, 2019, 8:41 PM IST
Be it drought or floods, how can India weather climate change?
From drought to floods in India, disasters, one after the other have forced us to ask ourselves the question that we have all been trying to run away from. Can the country weather climate change? Watch SimplifiedBy on MyNation to find out.
ViewsAug 12, 2019, 6:12 PM IST
Kerala floods: It was a disaster waiting to happen
Though last year the Southern districts of Kerala faced the brunt of nature's fury, this time around it is the northern parts of the state which are at the receiving end of the monsoon onslaught.
IndiaAug 3, 2019, 5:05 PM IST
India's foreign friends watch disaster relief drill in Chennai
The annual exercise conducted for both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry was held to refine standard operating procedures in disaster relief operations and to ensure all agencies work in unison when disasters occur.
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
IndiaJul 17, 2019, 1:57 PM IST
Mumbai building collapse: Death toll rises to 13 as rescue operations continue
The PRO of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) claimed that so far 13 people — six males, four females and three children have been declared dead
CricketJul 1, 2019, 3:27 PM IST
Kris Srikkanth: India’s World Cup 2019 defeat to England ‘certainly not a disaster’
'There are still some problems for India to fix, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the main run getters at the moment and they need some support,' wrote Kris Srikkanth
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
IndiaJun 29, 2019, 4:57 PM IST
Here’s why Chennai, Kolkata sit on brink of disaster
As per a WWF study, Chennai and Kolkata rank first and second respectively in a list of 20 megacities facing a water crisis while financial capital Mumbai ranks 11 and national capital Delhi, 15.
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.
IndiaJun 12, 2019, 11:38 AM IST
Cyclone Vayu to hit Gujarat; state plans evacuation of three lakh people
Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Rajkot, Junagarh, Diu, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts are expected to be worst affected by cyclone Vayu
TechJun 7, 2019, 2:38 PM IST
Google Maps’ new feature will assist you in disasters
The feature will use visual tools over their application’s visible screen in order to alert the users about a calamity on their route.