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Four rescued after car plunges into Teesta River near Sevoke; four deadNDRF Siliguri teams have successfully rescued four individuals from the Teesta River. The car plunged into the water near Sevoke and Kurseo...- Monsoon alert for travellers: Heading to hill stations? Check's IMD rain warning for these statesMonsoon update: Southwest monsoon has arrived in Kerala, signalling the start of India's crucial four-month rainy season. Southern and west...
- 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...
- 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...
- Centre maps 100 glacial lakes, 47 'glof facing' damsFollowing a devastating glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim last year, India is intensifying efforts to map and address vulnerabilities i...
- Mission accomplished, GLOF team to focus on NDMA fundingThe National Disaster Management Authority has completed its mission to assess and mitigate the risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Si...
- Central team visits first Sikkim lake as part of GLOF warning systemsThe development is part of the government's GLOF EWS Mission, which comes in the backdrop of the October 3, 2023 glacial lake outburst floo...
- Sikkim landslides: Congress flays govt over hydel projects set up without thought to environmental impactA massive landslide struck east Sikkim on Tuesday, damaging parts of a 510-mw hydroelectric project on the Teesta river. The landslide happ...
- GLOF early warning system takes off; Centre targets 188 critical glacial lakesThe Indian government initiates an early warning system (EWS) for 188 critical lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region prone to glacial lake o...
- Air force conducts disaster relief operations in SikkimThe Indian Air Force has begun providing aid to the Sikkim region, which has been devastated by flash floods in the Teesta River. So far, 3...
- 'Bengal is not a beggar': Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of discriminating against flood-hit people in north BengalWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the central government of discriminating against flood-affected people in north Bengal. ...
- Sikkim: Icy flood that killed 31 in India's northeast had been feared for yearsRescuers are searching for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India's Himalayan north. The flood has kill...
- "If previous government had constructed properly..." Sikkim Chief Minister on hydel dam destroyed in flash floodsSikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has blamed substandard construction work for the flash floods in Teesta River. He stated that the m...
- Sikkim disaster: CWC's 2015 report on hydro projects' vulnerabilities ignored?A study conducted by the Central Water Commission in 2015 warned the Sikkim state government about the vulnerability of hydropower projects...
- Sikkim flash floods: Centre approves release of Rs 44.8 crore in fundsThe central government has approved the release of Rs 44.8 crore to Sikkim to help with relief measures following flash floods. The funds w...
- Sikkim gets sensor-based landslide warning system ahead of being on aviation map of IndiaThe airport is going to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Pakyong near the state capital Gangtok on Monday.
- After Nepal quake, Sikkim government to propitiate deities for state's safetyIn view of the devastating earthquake in Nepal, Sikkim government has decided to propitiate the state's guardian deities to keep the state ...
- Disaster management authorities create awarenessThe NDRF also displayed the basic tools and equipment which have been used during the disaster situation.
- 2012 - A year when Sikkim left behind disaster memoriesThe state government worked on rehabilitation and reconstruction of 3000 houses in the first phase for the displaced victims by 2013.
- Sikkim earthquake: Five villages in quake-hit Sikkim razed, no survivors seen yetAn Army aerial survey on Wednesday showed that at least five villages in north Sikkim have been obliterated.
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