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Joshimath Sinking: Will it be Declared National Disaster?

Joshimath, the gateway to famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib and international skiing destination Auli, is facing a…

What Vision Zero is & Why India Desperately Needs It

Akash Basu is an Associate, Research and Communication at Raahgiri Foundation. Shivani Khurana is Project Associate at Raahgiri Foundation. Vision…

FIFA World Cup 2022: A Case Study of Traffic and Crowd Management in Qatar

Mohammad Altamash Khan is the Field Correspondent for Know Disasters Magazine, and a Marketing & Communication Officer at Seahorse Engineering…

Just ‘More’ Roads or Safe Roads?

Sarika Panda Bhatt is the Director – Nagarro and Co-Founder of Raahgiri Foundation Akash Basu is an Associate, Research and…

Road Safety for Livestock: Need for Compensation Policy

Suraj Indwar is studying Disaster Management at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai Suraj Indwar article flags the issue…

Avoidable Deaths and Laws related to Road Accidents: Need for Collective Action

Aditya Anurag Nanda Road accidents are no less than a disaster for families facing such circumstances. In a globalized and…

Road Safety for Children – an Indispensable need for India’s Future

Abhinav Walia Abhinav Walia has a more than a decade-long national and international work experience as a Disaster Management professional…

Road Safety and Role of Key Stakeholders

Shyam Dave is WASH, DRR and Climate Resilience Specialist. Shyam Dave This article discusses the importance of road safety and…

Road Accidents- a Disaster that can be Mitigated

Dr. Ruheela Hassan Dr. Ruheela Hassan is a Fulbright Fellow and Senior Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at…

Road Safety: Disaster Management & Mitigation

Surjeet Singh Panwar Surjeet Singh Panwar works for the Uttarakhand Police Services, and has vast experience in dealing with mega…

Road Accidents in India: Causes and Mitigation Measures

Sandeep Kumar Sandeep Kumar is a Professor & Ex-Head, of the Department of Economics, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur Nikhil Kumar…

Govt gives BBMP Rs 350 cr to flood-proof Bengaluru

The Karnataka government has acted at lightning speed to sanction Rs 350 crore to the BBMP for carrying out works…