Effective surveillance at points of entry delayed arrival, spread of Covid in India: GovernmentAdditional secretary Lav Agarwal highlighted the various commendable innovations taken to strengthen PoEs against the pandemic which includ...
Third wave fear: Delhi regulator asks pharma firms to keep buffer drug stocks readyThe Drugs Control Department of Delhi has written to the drug manufacturers’ association and the chemists association of the city urging th...
TOI’s printing units win Greentech safety awardWhile addressing a gathering of luminaries from India and the US at the 18th Annual Greentech Occupational Health, Safety and Disaster Mana...
8 special materials that are most suitable for the repair, restoration and seismic strengthening of buildingsEvery year numerous buildings across the country are affected by natural calamities. In such a scenario, it is very important for builders ...
Government develops scientific tool to measure loss due to disastersIndia's estimated economic losses are pegged at around $10 billion annually on account of disasters -almost equal to what the country spend...
Centre reviews plan to tackle natural disastersThe home secretary took stock of the status of preparedness for southwest monsoon with the participating central agencies, states and UTs.
Big quake coming, warn MHA expertsThey say quakes with higher intensity than the one that struck Manipur on Monday are likely to rock the region in future.
NBCC bags projects worth Rs 192.74 crore in NovemberIn a filing to the BSE, the National Buildings Construction Corporation informed that it has "secured business amounting Rs 192.74 crore in...
Prevention efforts need focus in disaster management: Kiren RijijuRijiju said that government was taking several measures to enhance the disaster preparedness, but participation of business community and r...
Andhra Pradesh government identifies land for 11 Central institutionsThe Andhra Pradesh government has identified sites and is providing land free of cost for setting Central institutions, including IIT and I...
JNU to set up centre for disaster researchThe University has signed an MoU with the National Institute of Disaster Management for establishing a Centre for Disaster Research
Expert blames slipshod planning for Darjeeling landslidesThe expert said countries like Japan, where around 80-85% of the land area is hilly, did not experience such frequent landslides.
50 districts in Uttar Pradesh quake-proneThe NIDM has divided the state into three zones, with areas bordering Nepal and Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand figuring in Zone-IV.
Entire Himalayan region vulnerable to earthquakesAn NIDM paper on the national disaster risk profile, referring to scientific assessments, warned that very severe earthquakes were likely t...
N Chandrababu Naidu proposes decentralised development for Andhra PradeshNaidu said that the government has taken care to ensure that these institutions and facilities are distributed evenly across the state.
Human excesses drew nature's fury: ReportThe report prepared by the National Institute of Disaster Management has recommended a detailed study to identify the lessons from the disa...
- Maldives seeks help in coping with rising sea-level
With half of its islands eroding at an alarming rate due to rising sea-level, Maldives has sought India's help to save it from being swampe...