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ODISHA DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Meet Dhiman Chakma: IAS officer suspended in Rs 10 lakh bribery case, now reinstated by Odisha govtOdisha has reinstated 2021-batch IAS officer Dhiman Chakma. He was arrested in June 2025 for allegedly accepting a bribe. Chakma now serves...- BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meet begins in Odisha's Puri, CM Majhi to join on ThursdayPuri hosts the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting. Delegates from member nations gather to discuss disaster mitigation str...
- BRICS meet in Puri from June 3-5 to see representatives from 11 countriesOdisha will host the second BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction technical meeting in Puri from June 3 to 5. Representatives from 11 countries wil...
- Assam: IMD predicts heavy rainfall likely over Guwahati city in 2-3 days, public advised to remain alertThe weather pattern suggests that thunderstorm and lightning with few spells of rain is very likely at the isolated places of the city alon...
- Near Odisha's Puri, a rare elephant trunk-like waterspout emerges from the sea. Tourists stunned. How does it form?Tourists witnessed a rare waterspout off Odisha's Astaranga coast. The funnel-shaped column descended from dark clouds, creating a vortex o...
- BJD urges Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify 8 MLAs for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha electionsThe Biju Janata Dal has petitioned the Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify eight of its MLAs. These legislators are accused of anti-party...
- How Toyota's CSR initiative taught rural Karnataka hygiene habitsToyota Kirloskar Motor's ABCD program transformed rural Indian schools by tackling hygiene beliefs. Children became agents of change, promo...
- 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...
- 3 bills against Odisha, oppose them: Patnaik to MPs from stateOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed to all Members of Parliament from Odisha. He wants them to oppose a new bill in Parliamen...
- Extreme heatwave alert: Kerala records hazardous UV levels; IMD puts Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and more states on high alertHeatwave alert: Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has issued a high UV index alert, warning residents about the health ris...
- Total damage due to Cyclone Dana pegged at Rs 616.19 crore: Odisha ministerCyclone Dana caused widespread damage in Odisha. The cyclone hit the eastern coast on October 25. It brought heavy rain and strong winds. T...
- Odisha signs MoU with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham for developing landslide early warning systemThe OSDMA also signed another memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangkok-based Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System (R...
- Odisha: 12 people killed, 14 injured due to heavy thunderstorm and lightningAt least 10 people were killed in lightning strikes in Odisha due to heavy rainfall. The lightning strikes occurred in six districts, claim...
- Odisha's lessons in disaster management came to rescueOdisha has 345 fire stations across the state covering all the blocks and the firemen are trained to work in all kinds of disasters. The OD...
- Odisha orders evacuation from low-lying areas as rain batters stateField officials have informed the government that nullahs, ponds and agricultural fields are filled with water which may ingress into low-l...
- All disaster relief expenditure to count towards CSRThe corporate affairs ministry has included “disaster management including relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities” in a list ...
- Asit Tripathy is the new home secretary of OdishaAsit Tripathy was posted as the secretary of home department and was also given the additional charge of employment training and technical ...
- UN lauds India's improved disaster risk managementComparing the casualty figure of 9,843 in the 1999 super-cyclone that had hit Odisha, the report said no more than 47 people died during Ph...
- World Bank praises India's cyclone Phailin evacuation effortsThe World Bank has praised India's evacuation of nearly 10 lakh people in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, which ensured minimal loss of human li...
- 'Odisha handling of cyclone a landmark in disaster management'Odisha government's "effective" management of the very severe cyclonic storm Phailin, which hit the state's coast on October 12, has earned...
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