Global macro woes take holidayers in different directionIndian travelers are opting for short-haul international trips to Southeast Asia and Australia, or domestic getaways this summer. This shif...
31 May, 2026, 07.48 AM IST
Asia Rice: Muted demand, weak rupee push India prices lowerThis situation adds to existing concerns about food security in the region. Thailand's rice prices remain steady with quiet demand. Rising ...
02 May, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projectsLeft-wing groups led a separate protest in Manila’s main park with a blunt demand for all implicated government officials to immediately re...
30 Nov, 2025, 11.51 PM IST
Philippines on high alert as Super Typhoon Fung-wong approaches with extreme winds and heavy rainsSuper Typhoon Fung-wong, locally known as Uwan, has intensified into a massive storm with sustained winds of 185 kph, poised to impact near...
09 Nov, 2025, 12.11 PM IST
Typhoon death toll soars past 90 in the PhilippinesThe death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed past 90 on Wednesday as the devastating impact on hard-hit Cebu province be...
05 Nov, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in the PhilippinesTyphoon Kalmaegi has claimed at least 58 lives in the central Philippines. The storm caused extensive damage, destroying homes and leaving ...
05 Nov, 2025, 07.40 AM IST
Philippines cancels flights as new storm loomsThe Philippines shut schools and scrapped flights on Thursday as a fresh storm threatened to hit just days after a super typhoon killed nin...
25 Sep, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
India recorded over 3.2 crore disaster displacements in a decade: IDMCA recent report reveals India faced significant internal displacement. Disasters caused 32.3 million people to move between 2015 and 2024. ...
04 Jun, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
These two countries among 36 will be the hardest hit by climate change, says one of the world's largest insurance companies; do you reside in one of these nations?Climate change is not just an environmental crisis; it's an economic challenge too. A new report by the Swiss Re Institute reveals that the...
05 Dec, 2024, 09.23 AM IST
Philippines death toll from Christmas flood, rain rises to 26The total number of affected people, or 102,476 families, increased to 393,069 people. Apparently, there are 292 evacuation shelters housin...
29 Dec, 2022, 07.18 AM IST
At least 31 dead in floods, landslides in south PhilippinesMost of the victims were swept away by rampaging floodwaters and drowned or were hit by debris-laden mudslides in three towns in hard-hit M...
28 Oct, 2022, 01.43 PM IST
Five rescuers killed following typhoon in PhilippinesThe most powerful storm to hit the Philippines this year swept across the main island of Luzon on Sunday and Monday, toppling trees and flo...
26 Sep, 2022, 08.35 AM IST
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 58: official talliesMost of the deaths from tropical storm Megi -- the strongest to hit the disaster-prone archipelago this year -- were in the central provinc...
13 Apr, 2022, 08.13 AM IST
Damage, injuries as Storm Vamco hits VietnamThe storm made landfall on Sunday morning with winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour (56 mph), according to media reports, uprooting trees ...
15 Nov, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
Coral reef loss may double flood damages worldwideThe study, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that coral reefs cut the cost of all flood-related damages around the worl...
13 Jun, 2018, 03.13 PM IST
India among top nations with disaster-related displacements: ReportIndia was third after the Philippines and China, in absolute numbers last year, for displacements due to disasters both weather and hazard-...
20 Jul, 2015, 08.59 PM IST
- Three missing, thousands displaced after Philippines typhoon
Typhoon Fung-wong left three people missing feared dead and caused widespread floods, landslides and power outages in the northern Philippi...
28 Jul, 2008, 11.27 AM IST