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Uttarakhand cloudburst: Rudraprayag, Chamoli hit by cloudburst; 4 dead and several missingCloudbursts hit Rudraprayag and Chamoli, trapping families. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is overseeing rescue efforts. Two people are...
From Kedarnath to Dharali: Uttarakhand's unheeded warnings and rising disastersFlash floods in Kheer Ganga revive memories of past disasters for survivors. Uttarakhand faces increasing extreme rainfall and landslides. ...
School Assembly Headlines for August 6: Top national, international, sports and business updatesIndia's services sector is booming, reaching an 11-month high, and its aviation market ranks fifth globally. However, a tragic cloudburst i...
Pakistan issues Glacial Flood warning amid heavy monsoon rainsPakistan is on high alert for glacial floods in its northwestern regions due to above-average monsoon rainfall, raising concerns of a repea...
Himachal reels under Monsoon fury: 23 flash floods, 19 cloud bursts, 16 landslidesThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning for "Extremely Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall" for July 6. For...
Monsoon havoc in Himachal: 5 dead, 16 missing in Mandi; over 400 roads closed across stateHeavy rains triggered cloudbursts and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, resulting in five deaths, five injuries, and sixte...
Himachal Flash floods: Death toll climbs to 7 as another body recovered from KulluThe flash floods in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra and Kullu have claimed seven lives after another body was recovered. Rescue operations contin...
Centre allocates over Rs 2000 cr to Himachal for flood, landslide damages in 2023A committee led by Home Minister Amit Shah has approved ₹2,006.40 crore in central aid for Himachal Pradesh's recovery from the 2023 floods...
Cloudburst in Himachal's Rampur triggers flash floods, washes away 5-6 vehiclesA sudden cloudburst in Rampur, Himachal Pradesh, triggered flash floods, washing away vehicles and damaging homes. While no deaths were rep...
Watch: Pandoh Dam releases floodwater after Himachal Pradesh's cloudburst triggers floodingHimachal Cloudburst (Google Trends): Heavy rains and cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh have caused significant flooding, particularly affecti...
Manali Cloudburst: Part of NH-3 in Himachal Pradesh closed after cloudburst triggers flash floodA cloudburst in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, triggered a flash flood, disrupting National Highway-3. The Lahaul and Spiti police diverted traf...
Cloudbursts, landslides in Himachal happening because people eat meat: IIT Mandi DirectorLaxmidhar Behera, the director of IIT Mandi, has sparked controversy by urging students to pledge not to eat meat, claiming that cruelty to...
BJD, JD(U) MPs seek separate ministry to deal with natural calamitiesDilip Kumar Tirkey (BJD) sought a separate Ministry to deal with the calamities saying the present system was not functioning well.
- Threat of Uttarakhand-like disaster in Himachal Pradesh, scientists worried
Increased vulnerability of Himachal Pradesh to climate change has posed the threat of Uttarakhand like disaster.
2013: The worst-ever year for Uttarakhand in history2013 will remain embedded in the memory of the nation as the year which saw Uttarakhand suffer the worst natural calamity in its history.
- Uttarakhand needs smarter projects: World Bank
India had sought assistance from multi-lateral agencies like the World Bank and the ADB for undertaking rehabilitation work in Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand needs smarter projects, World Bank's India head saysRuhl said disasters, like the one in Uttarakhand, can roll back decades of development and are a fundamental threat to economic development...
Gujarat to give Rs 3 crore more to Uttarkhand disaster victimsGujarat today announced a fresh relief of Rs 3 cr from Chief Minister's Relief Fund in addition to Rs 2 cr announced last week for victims ...
- Heavy rain due to manmade warming: Study
Human beings may be partially to blame for the increasing intensity of rain and snowstorms, says a new climate study published on Thursday.
- PM announces Rs 125 crore relief for Leh cloudburst victims
The Prime Minister said that houses destroyed in the Leh cloudburst will be rebuilt within the next two-and-a-half months and funds will no...