"In Balakot, we could not get anything from inside, and it became a big issue trying to tell our own people, unfortunately, as to what we have been able to achieve. We had intelligence (human kind of intelligence) on what had gone on inside, where we had a very clear picture of the inside in
In a parallel effort, bridges damaged by the floods were repaired at night on August 8 near Limchigad, close to Harsil, despite continuing rain. The repair work was carried out jointly by Army personnel and the civil administration to restore connectivity in the affected region.
The Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Friday conducted search operations with the help of state-of-the-art equipment, including a victim locating camera, a thermal imaging camera, in the disaster-hit Dharali region to locate trapped individuals under the debris of the damag
Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said that the government carefully monitors all developments related to the Brahmaputra River and takes necessary measures to protect its interests. The government has consistently conveyed its views and concerns to the Chinese aut
A massive deodar tree, which had been leaning dangerously for the last few days, collapsed onto the Environment Directorate building in Shimla this morning. Senior scientist of the State Science and Technology and Environment Directorate, Dr Suresh Kumar Atri, said that although the incid
The official Spokesperson of MEA Randhir Jaiswal in a post on X said, "Secretary (ER) Dammu Ravi chaired a round table discussion with financial sector stakeholders in Mumbai today to explore innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure projects in the Global South"
The monsoon in Himachal Pradesh continues to impact daily life in different parts of the state, with death toll since June 20 reaching 202 of which 108 deaths have been caused by rain-related disasters such as landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts, and 94 deaths from road accidents, acco
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 7: Pantomath Capital today announced the appointment of Kamraj Singh Negi as MD & CEO (Investment Banking). Kamraj joins from DAM Capital, along with his core team, including Siddharth Shah and Sharad Dhariwal. Notably, all three were part of the seni
New Delhi [India], August 7: Amrita Hospital, Faridabad has successfully performed North India's first shoulder revision surgery using a Human Dermal Allograft (HDA) patch--a procedure commonly practiced in Western countries but rarely attempted in India. The surgery was conducted on 5th Jun
As intense monsoon rains hit Himachal Pradesh for the third consecutive year, scientists and environmentalists have raised serious concerns over the increasing frequency of high-intensity rainfall, triggered by a dangerous combination of global warming, delayed western disturbances, and mon
Following a devastating cloudburst and heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has launched swift efforts to restore road and bridge connectivity to the affected areas of Dharali and Harsil. BRO Director General Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan said that four major landslid