Tsunami from Tonga Volcano Eruption Leaves Trail of Flood Damage
Tsunami waves caused by an undersea volcano have flooded the Pacific Island country of Tonga, where entire towns are inundated…
Thailand’s New Early Warning Technology to Protect 70 Million from Disasters
A new early warning and hazard monitoring system, ThaiAWARE, will provide advanced decision support capabilities to Thailand’s disaster managers, protecting…
Centre Lists Districts Vulnerable to Climate Crisis in India’s First Weather Hazard Atlas
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2022 To recognise and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by…
Alok Sharma Addresses Media as COP26 Concludes
As COP26 concluded in November 2021 and reflected on the task ahead, COP26 President Alok Sharma said: We can now…
India Needs Two-Pronged Strategy to Deal With Future Pandemic Exigencies
The efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine will always be challenged and compromised as the Coronavirus keeps evolving with immune escape…
These Five Countries Have Advanced Tsunami Warning Systems
Building effective national tsunami early warning systems (TWS) is challenging due to the complexity of managing multiple factors involved in…
CDRI to Launch Infrastructure Resilience Project for Small Island Nations at COP26
The Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), a global partnership of 27 countries initiated by India in 2019, will be…
The Second Professor Anand Swarup Arya Memorial Lecture
The second Professor Anand Swarup Arya Memorial Lecture was held on September 29, 2021, over Zoom in the presence of…
COP26: Countries, Cities, Carmakers Commit to End Fossil-Fuel Vehicles by 2040
A group of countries, companies and cities committed on November 10, 2021, in Glasgow, to phasing out fossil-fuel vehicles by…
India Eased its COVID-19 Disaster. Fears of Complacency Remain
India’s coronavirus crisis, which was killing thousands of people a day just seven months ago, has eased after the nation’s…
Emissions Gap Report 2021
The heat is on in the 12th edition of an annual series that provides an overview of the difference between…
2,360 Road Accident Cases Recorded in Gujarat Between Diwali and Bhai Dooj
The 108 emergency services in Gujarat recorded 2,360 road accident cases during the festive days of Diwali, Gujarati New Year,…