Another trade war? EU fires first shot in economic clash with ChinaEU is planning a major shift in its industrial policy through the proposed “Made in Europe” framework under the Industrial Accelerator Act,...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Liquor stocks have macro tailwinds, but will FTAs become a problem? 6 liquor stocks with an upside potential of up to 26%Supply chain disruptions caused by the US-Israel-Iran conflict have a second-order impact on several industries. The liquor sector is no ex...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Amazon signs $30 million deal to buy carbon credits from Indian rice farmersAmazon has signed a $30 million (around ₹280 crore) agreement with the Good Rice Alliance, backed by Bayer, Temasek’s GenZero and Shell, to...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Congress manifesto for Assam: No MLA’s close relatives to be awarded government contracts or schemesAssam: The Congress manifesto talked about transparent land records, revenue, and taxation system.Priority to local people in jobs and gove...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.03 PM IST
Monsoon floods wash away Nepal-China border bridge, 18 people missing and trade disruptedHeavy monsoon rains caused the Bhotekoshi River to flood, destroying the Friendship Bridge connecting Nepal and China at Rasuwagadi. Eighte...
08 Jul, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
Green roofs can help reduce floods in dense urban areas, says IIT B, CEPT University studyPlanting small trees on rooftops can help reduce flooding in crowded cities. A study by CEPT University and IIT Bombay highlights that gree...
31 Oct, 2024, 07.11 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
West Bengal well prepared to handle natural disaster: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal is well prepared to tackle natural disasters and has already built flood shelters and relief godowns in the districts, Chief Mi...
13 Oct, 2018, 02.36 PM IST
Centre to draw up recommendations on dealing with urban flooding: OfficialConcerned with the rise in instances of urban flooding in the country, the Centre has decided to draw up recommendations on how cities shou...
11 Oct, 2018, 05.50 PM IST
Consider bringing down Mullaperiyar dam water level by 3 feet: Supreme Court tells panelThe bench observed that it was not an expert to deal with such severe natural calamity and was leaving to the executive to contain the cris...
17 Aug, 2018, 02.00 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
Calamities displace 23 lakh every year in IndiaIndia ranks the highest among the world’s most disaster-prone countries for displacement of residents, with 23 lakh, on average, uprooted d...
13 Oct, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
India loses $9.8 billion every year due to disastersIndia loses $9.8 bn every year due to multi-hazard disasters as its 58.6% land is prone to earthquake and 8.5% area is vulnerable to cyclon...
04 May, 2015, 06.18 PM IST
Disasters cost India $10 billion per year: UN reportThe GAR 2015, produced by the UNISDR has urged countries, particularly in Asia, to treat this as a wake-up call and make adequate investmen...
11 Mar, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
Indian suppliers to MNCs like L’Oreal, Dell may lose out if they fail to address climate concernsInvestment in emissions reductions by Indian companies which are part of the global supply chain has dropped by nearly 50% from 2013.
27 Jan, 2015, 09.41 PM IST
50 Metro stations at high risk: UN studyThe Global Assessment Report, released by UNISDR has also estimated the loss of revenue as over Rs 4,100 cr if a disaster had struck Delhi ...
25 Jun, 2013, 10.22 AM IST
- World Bank to provide $900 mn to flood-hit Pakistan
The World Bank has agreed to provide $ 900 million financial aid to Pakistan which has been hit by devastating floods affecting 14 million ...
17 Aug, 2010, 10.39 AM IST