Nearly 700 died in natural disasters in Afghanistan in past year 

At least 700 people have lost their lives and hundreds have been injured due to natural disasters in past year...

Japan, China clash over Fukushima water release plan

During an international nuclear nonproliferation meeting held in Vienna, Japan and China clashed over Tokyo's plan...

15th Finance Commission allocated Rs 1,28,122.40 cr to SDRF: MoS

Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to Lok Sabha on the question of IUML MP Abdussamad Samadani, said that the...

Red Sea: UN-led mission to offload decaying supertank

If a spill occurs, it would shut down Yemeni ports that its people rely on for food aid and fuel, impacting 17...

Japan: 30 pc of disaster base hospitals are in flood-prone areas

The research panel of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found the risk in 221 facilities out of 765...

173 killed, 260 injured in rain-related incidents across Pakistan

As many as 173 people have lost their lives and 260 people have been injured in heavy rains across Pakistan since...

Monsoon claimed 187 lives in Himachal Pradesh till now: Govt

"So far a loss of 5620.22 crores rupees has been estimated. There have been 72 incidents of landslides in the...

Man stranded on tree in middle of swollen Warana River rescued

Kolhapur Disaster Relief Force rescued a person stranded on a tree in the middle of the Warana River in...

Gangotri-Yamunotri NH blocked due to falling debris, landslides

Traffic was stalled and disrupted on the Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway due to the falling and piling up of...

Pakistan: 5 including 4 girls die in Balochistan

At least five people, including four girls, died in flash floods in Quetta as the torrential rains lashed the...

Philippines: Typhoon Doksuri triggers floods, landslides

As many as five people were killed by a powerful typhoon which brought widespread flooding and landslides to the...

Uttarakhand: Yamunotri NH blocked due to falling debris

"Efforts are on to open the highway by the National Highway Authority Barkot. Passengers are stranded at various...