Disaster management platform launched in AssamDRIMS is a state-of-the-art initiative of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) for accurate reporting and assessment of da...
15 May, 2024, 09.25 PM IST
Pakistan declares state of emergency in southwest as lightning, rains kill 4949 people died in Pakistan due to lightning and heavy rains, affecting Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Baluchistan provinces. Relief aid wa...
16 Apr, 2024, 07.57 AM IST
'Ecocide': How war and climate change are often linkedThe link between climate change and war has been a theme at COP28, with countries affected by conflict and environmental disasters voicing ...
07 Dec, 2023, 10.24 AM IST
UN requires delegates at climate talks to reveal affiliation in effort to curb lobbying by Big OilThe United Nations will require delegates attending its annual climate summit to disclose their affiliation in an effort to clamp down on u...
15 Jun, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
- For the poor and vulnerable
Low-income groups and communities of colour are disproportionately affected, often lacking insurance, access to credit and the resources to...
15 Feb, 2023, 11.06 PM IST
Pakistan flood toll rises with 25 children among 57 more deathsRecord monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains brought floods that have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,2...
03 Sep, 2022, 03.37 PM IST
Over 1/3 of Pakistan underwater amid its worst floods in historyAs deadly floodwaters threaten to create secondary disasters, food is in short supply after water covered millions of acres of crops and wi...
03 Sep, 2022, 07.51 AM IST
'Third' of Pakistan under water as flood aid efforts gather paceThe disaster could not have come at a worse time for Pakistan, where the economy is in free fall. The government has declared an emergency ...
30 Aug, 2022, 01.04 PM IST
Over 4.5 crore people in India will be forced to migrate from homes by 2050 due to climate disastersThe report 'Costs of climate inaction: displacement and distress migration' assessed climate-fuelled displacement and migration across five...
18 Dec, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
- Energy and Resources Institute launches climate atlas to assist policy planning at regional level
The atlas has been developed under the project PREPARE, under phase 2 of the Norwegian Framework Agreement between TERI and the Norwegian M...
15 Oct, 2020, 07.04 PM IST
Climate crisis could displace 1.2 billion people by 2050: ReportThe global climate crisis could see more than a billion people displaced from their homes in the next 30 years, as ecological disasters dri...
10 Sep, 2020, 09.31 PM IST
Hope Donald Trump will rethink decision on Paris deal: Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh said it was cause of concern for India and the world community if a country thinks only about its own interests.
06 Jun, 2017, 05.31 PM IST
Chennai rain result of global warming: Indian expertsIndian environment experts attending the Paris climate change summit today said the downpour in the city was an outcome of global warming.
02 Dec, 2015, 08.17 PM IST
If technology is available, India can go beyond INDCS: Prakash JavadekarPrakash Javadekar said that India is not part of the problem but will be part of the solutions and hoped that a solution will be reached du...
03 Nov, 2015, 08.43 PM IST
NGOs can play a significant role in handling disaster management, says Home ministryThe home ministry has floated draft guidelines to “institutionalise” the role of non-governmental organisations or NGOs in disaster managem...
06 Apr, 2015, 07.03 AM IST
- Bin Laden concerned by climate, Pakistan floods: Audiotape
Osama bin Laden has expressed concern about global climate change and flooding in Pakistan, in an audiotape aired on the Internet, his firs...
01 Oct, 2010, 08.29 PM IST
- Invest in disaster preparations to protect Asia's poor: World Vision
Massive investments are needed to protect millions of poor people living in Asia-Pacific coastal areas who are vulnerable to increasingly d...
21 Sep, 2008, 08.13 AM IST