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Mumbai-Ahmedabad flooding dominates BRICS meetRecent urban flooding in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Surat featured in discussions at the BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction in...- In 2013, the Army Corps fortified Lake Borgne with the $1.1 billion 'Great Wall of Louisiana,' the biggest design-build in its history, to shield New Orleans from another KatrinaIn the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the weaknesses in infrastructure were starkly highlighted, leading to the creation of the IHNC–Lake ...
- A 7.3 earthquake hits Mexico-Guatemala border with no immediate damage reportedA strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico's southern Pacific coast near Guatemala on Friday. The tremor was felt widely across Mexico ...
- Community inclusion key focus at BRICS technical experts' climate-smart urban resilience meet: NDMABRICS nations' technical experts discussed community inclusion in climate-smart urban infrastructure planning. They focused on making citie...
- India-New Zealand FTA likely to enter into force by year-end: Minister Todd McClayIndia and New Zealand's free trade agreement is expected to take effect by year's end. This pact will significantly enhance economic and tr...
- IIT Mandi develops landslide early warning system for Himalayan regionIIT Mandi researchers have developed an extensive early warning system for landslides. This system forecasts landslide probabilities across...
- The adaptation imperative: Subnational action and India’s heat challengeAt present, more than three-quarters (76%) of India’s population is at high or very high risk of extreme heat.
- BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meet begins in Odisha's Puri, CM Majhi to join on ThursdayPuri hosts the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting. Delegates from member nations gather to discuss disaster mitigation str...
- Will we K-Pop (desi remix)? How India can turn Tata, Adani, Reliance into global titansForeign companies are exiting India for various reasons, from business failures to global strategy shifts. India aims to build national cha...
- BRICS meet in Puri from June 3-5 to see representatives from 11 countriesOdisha will host the second BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction technical meeting in Puri from June 3 to 5. Representatives from 11 countries wil...
- Govt aims to reduce heat wave-linked deaths: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah announced a significant government goal. India is actively working to eliminate deaths caused by heat waves. ...
- India to work closely with APDIM, regional partners to reduce disaster risks across Asia-PacificDisaster risk reduction: The outcomes of this meeting will guide APDIM's overall programme of work and also contribute to advancing the goa...
- Disaster risk reduction not cost, but collective investment in shared future: P K MishraIndia's Principal Secretary P K Mishra emphasized disaster risk reduction as a collective investment at the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Sout...
- India calls for global facility for disaster risk reductionIndia has advocated for a UN-backed global facility to enhance disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts worldwide, addressing a critical gap i...
- India committed to Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction: Principal secretary to PMPrincipal Secretary P K Mishra reaffirmed India's commitment to the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction at the G-20 DRRWG meeting ...
- India takes over as chair of disaster risk reduction organisation ADPCIndia took over as Chair of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre for 2024-25, with Rajendra Singh from NDMA assuming the role. The countr...
- India hailed for disaster management planIndia is the only country which has drawn a comprehensive national plan on its roadmap to fully achieve the Sendai framework by 2030, and a...
- India to host international meet on disaster risk reductionThis is the first AMCDRR after the advent of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRRR), adopted at the third UN World Confe...
- Switzerland hosts international conference on disaster risk reductionAt the United Nations here, ministers, ambassadors, mayors and other stakeholders from across the world met on Tuesday to draw a strategy o...
- PM Manmohan Singh for a mechanism to provide risk insuranceManmohan Singh favoured setting up of a mechanism to provide risk insurance and contingent credit facilities to people affected by disaster...
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