Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 15:50
With pilgrimage to Kedarnath likely to resume next month, pre-fabricated houses with power and water connectivity have been built at the Himalayan shrine to accommodate 100 people.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 18:20
Increasing human activities are augmenting the risk of natural disasters in the ecologically sensitive region of Kedarnath, a latest study claims.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 22:29
Noted agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan said there should be continuous interaction between experts and local communities from the stage of conception of nuclear power plant to avoid situation like in Kudankulam.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 20:08
Over 1300 people were killed in natural disasters in China last year with such calamities also causing over USD 66 billion losses.
Last Updated: Monday, December 10, 2012, 10:17
If disaster strikes a nuclear power plant in US, the utility industry wants the ability to fly in heavy-duty equipment that could avert a meltdown.
Last Updated: Friday, December 7, 2012, 16:14
Researchers have pinpointed the locations - like Indonesia`s Sumatra Island - where the world`s largest earthquakes are most likely to take place, with greater accuracy than ever before.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 18:11
Tuesday`s train disaster in Andhra is one of the worst train tragedies in the state in the last two decades. Following are the major train disasters in the state since 1990.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 12:01
Global population must be stabilised quickly and high consumption in wealthy nations should be rapidly reduced to save our planet from “a downward spiral of economic and environmental ills”, researchers have warned.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 09:19
The 594-page report blames the scale of recent and future disasters on a combination of man-made climate change, population shifts and poverty.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 18:25
At least 74 people were killed in a riot at a soccer match in the Egyptian city of Port Said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 14:05
Natural disasters cost the global economy 380 billion dollars last year, making it the costliest year ever recorded.
Last Updated: Friday, December 23, 2011, 19:12
Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have come up with a method to identify wildlife populations likely to experience drastic changes when faced with extreme events such as natural disasters.
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