Sent out just a few alerts even as rain battered the city and state; authorities say they were monitoring situation, insist BMC, collectorates 1st respondents read more

Reckless infrastructure development is leading to environmental costs read more

According to the National Disaster Management manual, a disaster of such gravity is termed as an L-3 disaster and must be immediately announced so. read more

About six months before the current crisis, a similar one played out as MLAs from the two coalition partners tried to defect to the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). read more

As speed and altitude readings started going haywire, a device known as a stick shaker activated on the left side of the cockpit, where the captain sits. read more

Japan was hit by a series of natural disasters in 2018, starting with massive flooding in western regions that killed over 200 people. read more

Many women, again in largely patriarchal societies like ours, are not used to taking any independent decisions. So they tend to not react in the face of disaster waiting for directions to come from an authority figure like a husband or an official. This... read more

The Uttarakhand government has denied the social media reports that it was charging from the disaster affected people in Pithorgarh for helicopter services being used for their evacuation. read more

India is affected by over 30 types of disasters, including droughts, cyclones and earthquakes. Urban disasters such as slum fires are also emerging as a major area of concern. read more

The Uttarakhand government has drawn up a plan, under which its “entire disaster management system will be revamped” by getting it equipped with state-of-the-art tools and by involving communities in a big way in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra... read more

From Chasnala mining disaster to NTPC blast, a look at major industrial disasters in India read more