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BENGALURU FLOODING MITIGATION
Megacity heatwaves are now a fatal nightmareCities are becoming dangerous places at night due to rising temperatures. Lack of cool nights strains the body, increasing risks of serious...- Where there's a will, there are funds to deal with urban challengesProjects worth ₹15,000 crore across six states are being awarded to kick-start the Centre's ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund. These initi...
- Govt approves Rs 4,645 cr for various mitigation projects in 9 statesAmit Shah-led high-level committee approved disaster mitigation, recovery, and reconstruction projects worth Rs 4,645.60 crore across nine ...
- World Bank approves $426 million for Bengaluru Water Security projectBengaluru is set to receive a boost in its water security. The World Bank has approved USD 426 million for the Karnataka Water Security and...
- Indian coastal cities can save Rs 505 crore annually by avoiding flood damagesNature-based solutions can help India's coastal cities. A study shows that investing in solutions like wetland restoration and green roofs ...
- Bengaluru rains once again flood tech park amid IMD yellow alert. Netizens say 'lakes and waterfalls are back'Bengaluru continues to grapple with heavy rainfall, leading to flooding at Manyata Tech Park, a key IT hub. However, swift action, includin...
- Bangalore Weather: Amidst torrential rains, residents rescued by boats as flood waters riseBangalore Weather Update: Bengaluru is experiencing significant waterlogging due to continuous heavy rainfall, particularly affecting resid...
- India to spend $300 mln to build drains and expand water bodies in big citiesIndia plans to invest almost $300 million over two years for expanding water bodies and building drainage systems in seven cities to combat...
- Heavy rains wreak havoc in BengaluruWaterlogging, tree falls, damage to civic infrastructure, and power outages were reported from various areas, and the city was brought to i...
- New tech opens umbrella over flood-affected vehiclesThe technology tools being employed by insurers range from catastrophe modelling through artificial intelligence (AI)-driven software to da...
- Why urban planners need to urgently factor in climate change mitigationResearch shows with the increased warming of the Indian Ocean, rainfall during the southwest monsoon has been reducing while the possibilit...
- Karnataka estimates flood damage at over Rs 8,000 crore; seeks Centre's helpChief minister BS Yediyurappa gave the flood damage report, on Monday, to the six-member inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) that is on a...
- Karnataka pegs flood damage at Rs 8,071 crore; seeks financial aid from CentreThe Karnataka government has pegged the losses at Rs 8,071 crore during the recent flood that caused large-scale destruction in some parts ...
- Rain-ravaged Karnataka seeks 4,000 cr from Centre for relief and repairKarnataka on Monday sought a relief of 4,000 crore to take up relief and repair works in areas ravaged by monsoon floods ahead of a full-fl...
- Karnataka Governor says men must be educated to treat women with respectHis appreciation comes even as the fund-starved state government is looking for additional flood-damage funds from the Centre. Although the...
- Siddaramaiah attacks BJP but HD Kumaraswamy shows sympathy for BS YediyurappaSiddaramaiah stepped up attack on PM Modi on Sunday in a series of tweets. “@narendramodi, in his election speeches, had claimed that if pe...
- Even a disaster hasn’t woken up Bengaluru's emergency response systemThe latest disaster — of two apartment complexes collapsing in Pulikeshi Nagar, claiming five lives last week — has raised questions over t...
- India's IT capital is at the mercy of rainBengaluru is, in fact, spending huge money on stormwater drains. Only , the Commissioner seems unaware.As many as 509 flood-prone areas hav...
- Cognizant maintains FY guidance despite Chennai impactCognizant Technology Solutions on Tuesday maintained its full-year forecast citing the successful execution of its internal business contin...
- Can Bengaluru avert Chennai's mistakes?The apex agency to monitor natural disasters has raised serious concerns over Bengaluru's preparedness to handle a flood situation like Che...
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