Onion farmers seek Rs 10,000 crore revival package, stable export policy from CentreMaharashtra onion farmers are facing a severe financial crisis. They are urging the central government for a special Rs 10,000 crore reviva...
31 May, 2026, 08.18 AM IST
7 killed as storm batters West Bengal districtsSeven people died in West Bengal on Friday after severe storms and squalls hit Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, South 24 Parganas and other distri...
29 May, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claimThe National Highways Authority of India has told the National Green Tribunal that it is not liable for compensation for agricultural land ...
22 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
India will ensure zero casualty during heat waves: Amit ShahHome Minister Amit Shah revealed a plan to eliminate heat wave deaths in India in the coming years. The focus is on proactive disaster mana...
14 May, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
From Tawang to Bumla: Border Roads Organisation Project VARTAK marks 66th raising dayBorder Roads Organisation's Project VARTAK celebrated its 66th Raising Day, marking over six decades of vital infrastructure development in...
07 May, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
Banks allowed to offer natural calamity relief suo motu from July 1The Reserve Bank of India is enabling banks to provide immediate relief to borrowers impacted by natural disasters. Banks can now offer res...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
RBI allows banks to extend relief measures to borrowers without their requests in disaster-hit areasNew Reserve Bank of India guidelines empower banks to offer relief to all borrowers in calamity-hit regions. These measures, effective July...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
India is also tech hub, 4th largest economy: RSS Gen Secy dismisses common American perception about IndiaRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale highlighted India's status as a tech hub and the world's fourth-largest e...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
PM should first release 'blocked' central funds before professing love for Bengal: Abhishek BanerjeeTMC leader Abhishek Banerjee urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 2 lakh crore in central dues to West Bengal before professing...
19 Apr, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
IMF, World Bank meetings show limits in mitigating shocks, reliance on US for solutionsGlobal finance leaders met amid Middle East war news. They acknowledged their limited ability to counter economic damage from frequent geop...
19 Apr, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
MSMEs seek force majeure relief amid Gulf war disruptionsSmall businesses supplying the government are seeking relief from contract penalties. They want the Centre to invoke force majeure due to g...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
Follow relief norms during natural calamities: RBI to banksThe banks' contribution in providing relief to rescheduling of existing loans and sanctioning of fresh loans as per the emerging requiremen...
02 Jun, 2016, 08.20 PM IST
15 times more deaths due to human error-induced accidents than natural calamities in 2014Latest data from NCRB show that while 20,000 people died in natural calamities across the country in 2014, human error claimed 3,16,828 liv...
21 Jul, 2015, 01.23 PM IST
- Primer: All about Home Insurance
Home insurance policies are offered by general insurance companies to cover your home against risks from natural calamities such as fire, f...
28 Jul, 2011, 02.30 AM IST
- Rs 1063.74 cr released to AP to tackle farmers' issues: Govt
The govt said it has released Rs 1063.74 crore to Andhra Pradesh as relief to deal with the situation in the aftermath of natural calamitie...
23 Mar, 2011, 03.58 PM IST
- Disasters down under may raise reinsurance premiums
Large reinsurers hit by natural calamities, want to factor that in their risk-profiling.
07 Mar, 2011, 04.57 AM IST
- ICICI Lombard to offer product for natural calamities
Private insurer ICICI Lombard has said that it is in the process of developing a product for natural calamities like the floods in Bihar.
07 Sep, 2008, 02.49 PM IST