Pakistan admits USD 30 bn flood loss assessment flawed

The floods affected 33 million people and more than 1,730 lost their lives. They are particularly impacting the...

Study shows how turtles fared decade after oil spill

Twelve years after an oil spill coated nearly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River, new research confirms that turtles...

SDMA deploys teams of NDRF, SDRF in Lahaul & Spiti, Chamba

As per the instruction of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), a state disaster management plan has been prepared...

Expert warns of further tremors in western Nepal after quake

Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center till Thursday afternoon has recorded about 300...

CDRI announces Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund

IRAF, a multi-donor trust fund, established with the support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and...

EU contributes 50 million euros to WFP for Afghanistan

Having struggled through a year of unprecedented economic hardship and environmental disasters like earthquakes and...

Doda car accident: Rescue operation halted, to begin in morning

The Indian Army and the State Disaster Response Force were involved in the rescue operation before being put on...

Adhir writes to Sekhawat on erosion in Murshidabad

Chowdhury urged the minister to treat the ongoing erosion as a national disaster and release funds for urgent...

Nepal's local-level bodies train people for tackling disasters

Local-level bodies in Nepal are increasing preparedness to train people in saving lives during disaster.

BSF Guwahati takes out bicycle rally

The bicycle rally which started from the main gate of Frontier Headquarters, Guwahati and concluded again at the BSF...

Earthquake, flood victims stage protests in Gilgit-Baltistan

Protests by flood-affected people in Gilgit-Baltistan continue to escalate as they blamed the authorities for not...

Morbi bridge collapse: Death toll rises to 135, rescue still on

Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) along with local administration and...