Ration meant for flood-hit rotting in U`Khand godowns

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 13:55

While flood-hit people of Uttarakhand kept crying for succour, ration meant for them kept rotting in government godowns with villagers complaining that sacks full of foodgrain have been thrown in the Gori river.

Probe begins into Andhra train disaster

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 15:47

The railways have begun a probe into Saturday`s train disaster which killed 26 passengers in Andhra Pradesh`s Anantapur district.

Court rejects BP bid to require proof of Gulf oil spill losses

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 10:19

BP Plc has failed to persuade a federal judge to require businesses seeking to recover money over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to provide proof that their economic losses were caused by the disaster.

Japan speeds up evacuation plans of 2020 Olympics facilities

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 17:28

Japan will reportedly speed up the evacuation plans for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games, following a warning of 70 percent likelihood of a large earthquake striking the capital within 30 years.

Disaster relief workshop on saving human, animal lives

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 16:21

Preparation and quick coordinated action to save human and animal lives were emphasised at a workshop organised by the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI).

29th anniversary of Bhopal Gas tragedy observed

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 14:45

Bhopal was observing the 29th anniversary of the 1984 gas tragedy on Tuesday.

NDRF sends 35 teams to Andhra for cyclone

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 23:55

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has dispatched 35 rescue teams to the coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh which will face severe cyclonic storm Lehar Nov 28.

China, US armies to begin joint disaster exercise

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 08:49

Army officials from China and the United States are meeting in Hawaii for an annual disaster relief exercise that will include field training for the first time this year.

Five months post disaster, Uttarakhand still lacks disaster plan

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 19:09

Nearly five months after devastating floods ravaged the hill state, Uttarakhand is yet to formulate a disaster management plan to meet any future calamity.

1,200 believed dead in Philippine typhoon: Red Cross

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 21:29

About 1,200 people are believed to have died when one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded hit the Philippines, the head of the local Red Cross said on Saturday.

Need to balance development and bio-diversity: Jairam Ramesh

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 15:48

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday called for a conservation mechanism that balances both human aspiration and bio-diversity, emphasising that unchecked consumer expansion would be a recipe for ecological disaster.

Work to curb effects of climate change: Prince Charles to NGOs

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 21:14

Prince Charles Thursday advised NGOs engaged in rehabilitation efforts in Uttarakhand to work on minimising the effects of climate change and preventing a natural disaster of the scale that hit the state in June.