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Gender Mainstreaming Mainstreaming a gender perspective is the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned…

Children’s Corner

Shahbaz Showket Grade 11 Government Higher Secondary school Nawakadal, Srinagar,J&K Children are our future. It is, therefore, crucial that they…

7 Killed as Fire Breaks Out in Delhi’s Gokulpuri

Seven people, including three minors and a pregnant woman, died in a massive fire that gutted over 30 shanties in…

University of Madras, Keio University Collaborate to Study Disaster Risk Reduction

The University of Madras and Keio University of Japan have proposed to initiate research collaboration in coastal resilience and disaster…

UGC: UG and PG Students to Have Disaster Management Courses

The University Grants Commission has instructed all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to introduce courses on disaster risk reduction and management…

Covid: IIT-K Experts Predict 4th Wave Around June 22

With the third wave of Covid-19 on the decline, researchers now predict that a fourth wave may begin in India…

Women and Child Development Ministry Launches ‘Stree Manoraksha Project’

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) on Wednesday launched the ‘Stree Manoraksha Project’ in collaboration with NIMHANS Bengaluru…

IPCC Report Highlights Nature’s Potential to Reduce Climate Risks

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Climate Report ‘Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability’ this March— the second part…

Australia Declares East Coast Floods a National Emergency

Australia declared a national emergency on March 9, 2022  in response to devastating floods along its east coast, and designated…

Drought and Women of Rajasthan

Yash Kumar Sharma Yash Kumar Sharma is a student of Master of Disaster Studies at Special Centre for Disaster Research,…

What do Rich Countries Owe the Rest of the World

One of the thorniest issues at the most recent climate talks in Glasgow was the question of what rich nations,…

All Disaster Risk is Systemic

In a joint effort of the Risk KAN, UNDRR and ISC a briefing Note on Systemic Risk was published on…