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CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME
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.- Climate crisis is a gender issue, women face higher risks, less representationClimate change disproportionately impacts women, who are often excluded from decision-making despite their crucial roles in crisis response...
- Cyclone Remal hits Bangladesh coast as authorities evacuate over 8 lakh peopleSevere cyclonic storm 'Remal' made landfall in Bangladesh, prompting the evacuation of over 800,000 people. The storm crossed the West Beng...
- West Bengal braces for Remal, flights and trains cancelledSevere cyclonic storm 'Remal' is likely to make landfall between Bangladesh's Khepupara and West Bengal's Sagar Island by midnight Sunday w...
- India must invest more in flood warning systems: ReportIndia's flood early warning systems (EWSs) only cover a third of people exposed to extreme flood events, according to a report by the Counc...
- 72 pc districts exposed to extreme floods, only 25 pc of them have early warning systems: reportA report by The Council on Energy Environment and Water reveals that although 72% of districts in India are exposed to extreme flood events...
- Coordinated efforts can ensure zero death: Mansukh Mandaviya reviews heatwave situation in 7 statesUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting to review the public health preparedness for management of heat-relate...
- Strength of disaster management that India has developed is becoming an example: PM Modi during 102nd episode of 'Mann Ki Baat'In his monthly radio program ‘Mann ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the strength of the country’s disaster management. He app...
- India has set a target of eradicating tuberculosis by 2025: PM Modi in 'Mann ki Baat'India aims to completely eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 through the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, stated Prime Minister Nare...
- View: The cost of inaction in a changing climateCEEW estimates that the direct costs of India’s lack of disaster preparedness in the last two decades amounted to Rs 13.14 lakh crore. Extr...
- Mass gatherings, virulent variants create perfect storm for virus to spread: UN Official"WHO has warned that when there are mass gatherings, more contagious variants and the vaccination coverage is still low, this can create a ...
- Seven killed as cyclone Amphan hits Bangladesh coastCyclone Amphan crossed West Bengal-Bangladesh coast between Digha and Hatiya Islands, Bangladesh across Sunderbans between 3.30 and 5.30 pm...
- Over 1 million lose power supply as cyclone Amphan hits BangladeshOver 10 lakh consumers in Bangladesh were without power after strong winds snapped electricity lines and destroyed many houses as the count...
- Kiren Rijiju advocates saving livestock and animals during disastersKiren Rijiju said in times of natural disasters, focus should also be on saving livestock and animals apart from shielding human lives as a...
- Cyclone Hudhud: Andhra Pradesh's coastal districts on high alertAP Chief Secretary I Y R Krishna Rao held a video-conference today with Collectors of coastal districts and reviewed the preparedness.
- India committed to strengthen community resilience, says Minister of State for Home Kiren RijijuRijuju said the efforts included channelising of technological developments into community based preparedness and creation of infrastructur...
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stresses on improvement of disaster management capabilitiesCiting recent natural disasters in Uttarakhand, Odisha and AP, PM Manmohan Singh pressed for urgent steps to strengthen early warning syste...
- Uttarakhand needs smarter projects: World BankIndia 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...
- Myanmar invites relief experts from AsiaMyanmar's junta has appealed for aid personnel from Bangladesh, China, India and Thailand to help its relief efforts for victims of Cyclone...
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