Weather update: Kerala braces for monsoon arrival as IMD issues orange alerts; Delhi-NCR set for rain and thunderstormsThe southwest monsoon is set to arrive in Kerala around June 4, bringing very heavy rainfall and orange alerts for several districts. Meanw...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UNNew United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The h...
28 May, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
CBSE reevaluation 2026 shocker: Student reports answer sheet photocopy fee jumped to nearly Rs 3 lakh for 4 papersCBSE reevaluation 2026 Class 12: CBSE's post-result troubles escalated as students reported shocking and rapidly changing reevaluation fees...
22 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Biggest ever Super El Niño may be coming next month and it could be worse than the 1877 disaster that killed millions in India and ChinaForecasters warn a powerful Super El Niño, similar to the one causing the 1876-1878 famine, could develop in 2026. This event is linked to ...
15 May, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
10 major disasters, 1.2 million people affected across Himalayas in 2025, says ICIMOD analysisThe analysis by the inter-governmental body, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also said the increasing imp...
14 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
The fall of ‘Didi’: How Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal fortress began to crumbleMamata Banerjee's political hold on West Bengal is weakening. The Bharatiya Janata Party is making significant gains across the state. Once...
04 May, 2026, 10.19 PM 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
Welcome to the age of energy shocks: The unsettling future view that Iran's Hormuz playbook showsIran war: In today’s rapidly evolving energy scene, crises have become the new norm, frequently disrupting oil and gas supply chains. The g...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.45 AM 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
Torrential rains have claimed more than 150 lives in China in the past 2 monthsHeavy rainstorms in southern China have resulted in more than 150 deaths over the last two months. The latest tragedy in Sichuan province i...
05 Aug, 2024, 11.14 AM IST
Asia world's most disaster-prone region in 2023: WMOFloods and storms led to the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, and the impact of heat waves intensified, said the ...
23 Apr, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
Natural disaster losses hit $72 bn in first half 2022: Swiss ReThough the figure is lower than the $91 billion estimate for the first six months of 2021, it is close to the 10-year average of $74 billio...
02 Aug, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Western Naval Command geared up for emergency response during cyclone NisargIn Mumbai, the Maharashtra Naval Area will be on standby with five Flood Rescue Teams and three Diving Teams throughout the monsoon season....
02 Jun, 2020, 03.45 PM IST
India among 5 economies worst hit by climate change: UN ReportWhat is more worrying for low income countries like India is the fact that economic losses from up to 87% of disasters are not reported.
17 Oct, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
Urban flooding: Why every Metro is vulnerable to disastersIt wasn’t just nature that was unkind to Chennai, human neglect also sank the city. But there are lessons to be learnt so that nature’s fur...
05 Dec, 2015, 01.15 AM IST
Cyclone Hudhud caused $ 11 billion worth of losses: UNThe 41 fatalities associated with the cyclone, a Category 4 storm that hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in October, were considered "r...
26 Feb, 2015, 11.04 PM IST
Misleading data by India aggravated floods: PakistanThe floods inundated 1,241 villages and 2.1 million acres of land in 14 districts. As many as 248 people lost their lives in the calamity.
07 Dec, 2014, 01.47 PM IST