SC issues notice over enforcing Disaster Management Act

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 20:26

The Supreme Court issued notice to the central government, disaster relief agencies, the meteorological department and some states on a PIL seeking implementation of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 in "letter and spirit".

Half of judicial energy is spent on waking up government, says National Green Tribunal

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 17:48

Half of judicial energy is spent on waking up the govt, the National Green Tribunal said slamming the Centre for not setting up committees for examining environmental impact of hydroelectric projects in U`khand.

Floods affect over 1.3 million in Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 20:47

More than 1.3 million have been affected by floods triggered by annual monsoon rains in Pakistan, an official disaster control body said today.

Taskforce to review NDMA functioning: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 20:25

Government has decided to review the functioning of National Disaster Management Authority and has constituted a task force for the purpose, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

`National policy for disaster-prone areas need of hour`

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 23:23

A national policy for disaster- prone mountainous regions and an early warning system are the need of the hour, said National Disaster Management Authority member V K Duggal.

Uttarakhand tragedy: SC asks NDMA to give status of rescue operations

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 14:05

Supreme Court on Friday asked the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to apprise it within two weeks about the status of rescue operations in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand.

5,360 missing in Uttarakhand, fresh rains add to woes

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 09:24

The Uttarakhand government puts the number of missing people in last month`s tragedy at 5,360.

Number of missing people in Uttarakhand may go up: NDMA

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 22:19

The number of people who went missing in Uttarakhand following the deluge last month might exceed 4,000 as the state government is compiling final figures on the basis of FIRs registered by different states.

UAV in Kedarnath to help rescue, relief operation: NDMA

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 16:48

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will be deployed in flood-hit Kedarnath to help authorities assess the damage and look for stranded people braving difficult condition after the calamity hit parts of Uttarakhand about 20 days ago.

Over 570 pregnant women contacted in flood-hit U`khand: NDMA

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 13:15

It was a daunting task for rescue personnel to identify pregnant women in the flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand but they still managed to locate over 570 of them and ensured 141 safe deliveries so far.

Subsidised kerosene for flood affected areas of Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 21:23

The flood affected people in Uttarakhand will be given subsidised kerosene as part of relief measures.

Omar for resourceful, capable NDMA

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 17:51

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said there is need for a resourceful, capable and pragmatic National Disaster Management Agency to tackle natural calamities like tsunamis, earthquakes and cloudbursts.