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…
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Worsen Global Hunger
From higher prices in nations already struggling with hunger crises – such as Yemen and Lebanon – to reduced harvests…
Climate Change: EU Moves to Label Nuclear and Gas as Sustainable Despite Internal Row
Nuclear and natural gas energy plants could be counted as “green energy” under controversial EU plans just unveiled. The European…
