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Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...- NHPC sharpens AI focus for real-time flood forecastingIndia's dam infrastructure faces challenges from extreme weather. NHPC is now using Artificial Intelligence for better flood forecasting an...
- IMD planning to roll out hyper-local forecasting in J&K's Kishtwar & RambanAmong the seven districts across the Himalayan states, two districts are in J&K -- Kishtwar and Ramban. The IMD plans to instal four additi...
- 6 dead, hundreds evacuated in rain-hit districts of Maharashtra; next 48 hours crucial, says CMMaharashtra is grappling with severe flooding due to heavy rains. Six people have died, and hundreds are displaced. Mumbai and other distri...
- Uttarkashi flash flood adds to 700+ deaths in a decade as Uttarakhand’s climate disasters surgeUttarakhand faces a growing climate crisis, with flash floods and landslides claiming hundreds of lives in the past decade. Scientific stud...
- Rs 2,000 cr Mission Mausam approved: Here's how high-tech radars will be used to tackle heavy rains, floods, stormsThe Union Cabinet has approved 'Mission Mausam,' a ₹2,000 crore initiative aimed at significantly improving India’s weather forecasting and...
- Five killed, over 45 missing after Himachal cloudburstsFive people were killed and about 45 went missing after cloudbursts struck several areas in Himachal Pradesh, damaging homes, roads, and hy...
- 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 ...
- Hydroelectric surge: India on the cusp of a significant transformation in its energy sectorIndia is set for a significant surge in hydroelectric power potential, with current projects aiming to boost capacity by over 50% to 67 GW ...
- Catch the floods before they destroyIndia needs to put in place a multi-hazard early warning system (EWS) with a focus on floods to mitigate the damage caused by excess monsoo...
- Must pay due attention to financing disaster risk mitigation & disaster preparedness: India at UNGA side eventDr P K Mishra is leading the Indian delegation at the SFDRR-Midterm Review meeting taking place from May 18-19 at the United Nations Headqu...
- How India is walking the talk on Conference of the PartiesPrime Minister Narendra Modi has maintained that no nation should be left alone in the collective fight against climate change, not only be...
- Guessing a hazard: India's more or less ready for storms, but what about landslides and flash floods?While India was more or less prepared for the multiple heat waves and five cyclones that made landfall during the pandemic, mainly due to b...
- Over 2 lakh hectare farmland damaged this year due to hydro-meteorological calamities: Narendra Singh TomarThe report of the IMCT is considered by the Sub-Committee of the National Executive Committee (SC-NEC). Thereafter, the High-Level Committe...
- Cabinet approves continuation of scheme to improve weather forecastThe scheme approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will ensure transfer of benefits...
- India, UN ESCAP tie-up to boost disaster warning systemsDr Shamshad Akhtar highlighted India's ongoing commitment to supporting disaster risk management in Asia and the Pacific.
- Government, World Bank ink loan pacts worth $412 million for cyclone mitigation projectThe government today inked loan agreements worth $412.4 million with the World Bank for the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project.
- World Bank approves $250 million loan for J&K flood recovery projectDue to unprecedented heavy rainfall in September 2014, J & K suffered severe floods with massive loss of lives and infrastructure.
- Uttarakhand disaster: National Green Tribunal issues show-cause notice to state governmentUnchecked and unplanned construction is seen to have worsened the disaster caused by the June 16-17 cloud bursts that triggered flash flood...
- India to step up support to multi-hazard warning system RIMESIndia to step up financial support for developing an integrated multi-hazard warning system for the Asia-Africa region for better coordinat...
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